The Law of Karma

Summary

Mrs. Evelyn S. Kleinschmidt, a disciple of Champat Rai Jain, offers a personal and philosophical reflection on the Law of Karma, framing it as the universal law of energy, cause and effect, and individual responsibility. She argues that all life experiences—joy or suffering—are direct consequences of how individuals use energy through thoughts, words, and deeds. Karma, in her view, is not punishment from a deity but the inevitable return of what one sends out, governed by motive and intention. Destructive thoughts or actions generate destructive results unless reversed by acknowledgment, forgiveness, correction, and restitution. Goodwill, love, and selfless service to others, by contrast, attract harmony and help the individual attain the “perfected state”—mastery over one’s fate and peaceful embodiment. Karma thus becomes a self-created cycle, with each person responsible for their own destiny. The only force “working against us” is ourselves, and liberation begins with realization and moral self-responsibility. Kleinschmidt strongly condemns criticism, revenge, fault-finding, and negative emotional states, calling them the greatest crimes against life. She warns that such actions pollute the divine energy flowing into each person, resulting in karmic outcomes manifesting as suffering or unfortunate rebirths (e.g., as pauper, cripple, imbecile). Her message concludes with a call to align with the Law of Life through attention, forgiveness, love, and conscious thought, which leads to the Ascended or Perfected Life—a state of peace, joy, and spiritual growth. This path, she argues, should be taught early to children and consciously pursued by all.