Two Immutable Universal Laws
The universe created by God is broadly ruled through two principles or systems. The first principle is the “Principle of Justice”. It works like the Newton’s Law of Motion of Matter, which propounds that to every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. This physical law can equally be applied to the world of meta-physics and spiritualism, although in a subtler way. Such subtler principles of action and reaction taking place perceptibly or imperceptibly in the metaphysical world are generally not understood by human beings, due to the limitations of their cognitive faculty and brain capacity.
While holding that every action would necessarily have an equal and opposite reaction, Newton did not say that the reactions to such actions would necessarily be instantaneous. The reactions to such actions can be potentialized to be kinetized later. It is similar to winding a coil, which stores potential energy and releases it in the form of kinetic energy later. This mechanism of potentialization and kinetization of the impact of the actions of human beings is guided by certain invisible principles of nature. In Hinduism, this Principle of Justice is stated as Sanchita-Kriyamana-Prarabdha, the theory of Karma. The Prarabdha Karma are like a debit in a Chartered Accountant’s book. These are supposed to be the reactions to the actions (bad, good or neutral) done in previous lives. However, the total quantity of such actions carried forward from past lives cannot be mitigated in one life. This total quantity of “carry forward” is known as Sanchita. This “Karma-Syndrome” is very complex and nobody has been able to understand it completely. As a result, human beings go on having an incalculable number of life-cycles.
To save human beings from the cyclical fate, God created another principle of nature, namely the “Principle of Compassion”.
God is the ultimate reference point in the universe. A state of being a master or a guru is a state of perfection to which human beings aspire to evolve. Under these principles, mothers give birth to children and rear them. All the so called deities in Hinduism work through the Principle of Justice as stated above. Only Sadgurus, Qutabs, Perfect Masters, Pirs or Fakirs are the embodiment of this Principle of Compassion. That is why we surrender to them and worship them.
Source: Excerpts from GURU PURNIMA MESSAGE (2009) by Dr. C B Satpathy