The Roots Of Affliction

1 The Lord with Peter, James and John were in Jerusalem; it was the Sabbath day.

2 And as they walked along the way they saw a man who could not see. He had been blind from birth.

3 And Peter said, Lord, if diseases and imperfections all are caused by sin, who was the sinner in this case? The parents or the man himself?

4 And Jesus said, Afflictions all are partial payments on a debt, or debts, that have been made.

5 There is a Law of Recompense that never fails, and it is summarized in that true Rule of Life:

6 "Whatsoever man shall do to any other man, some other man will do to him."

7 In this we find the meaning of the Jewish law, expressed concisely in the words, "Tooth for a tooth, life for a life".

8 He who shall injure anyone in thought, or word, or deed, is judged a debtor to the Law, and someone else shall, likewise, injure him in thought, or word or deed.

9 And he who sheds the blood of any man will come upon the time when his blood shall be shed by man.

10 Affliction is a prison cell in which a man must stay until he pays his debts, unless a Master sets him free that he may have a better chance to pay his debts.

11 Affliction is a certain sign that one has debts to pay.

12 Behold this man! Once in another life he was a cruel man, and in a cruel way destroyed the eyes of one, a fellow man.

13 The parents of this man once turned their faces on a blind and helpless man, and drove him from their door.

14 Then Peter asked, Do we pay off the debts of other men when by the Word we heal them, drive the unclean spirits out, or rescue them from any form of sore distress?

15 And Jesus said, We cannot pay the debts of any man, but by the Word we may release a man from his afflictions and distress,

16 And make him free, that he may pay the debts he owes, by giving up his life in willing sacrifice for men, or other living things.

17 Behold, we make free this man, that he may better serve the race and pay his debts.

From Chapter 138 of The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus, the Christ

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Once you understand that earth existence is not a one-shot affair but a linkage of successive rebirths, perhaps you will also begin to realize the following:

- Every Cause has its Effect
- Every Effect - good or bad - will rebound to the one who created the Cause.
- Death, so-called, is no barrier to karmic justice. The debts incurred in the present life will be paid in a future life.

Examine your own life and your own situations. Reflect on those things which you characterize as "afflictions". Then, instead of cursing the Creator, understand and realize that whatever afflictions that you are dealing with in this life are the Results of Causes that you, as a prior personality, put in motion in a previous life, perhaps long ages ago.

Therefore, be mindful of the Causes that you create today. Know that the Effects of your Causes, like a boomerang, will always return to you, in force, as all outstanding debts must eventually be repaid.

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