Conscious Comments April 2013 | Page 4

EDITORIAL

Because two individual things cannot be in exactly the same place at the same time the universe has to operate basically on the principles of give and take. If something is formed something else is displaced. If something is removed that space can be replaced. Something happens so something else must happen. We might not always know what the entire cause is or the total result, but it is true nonetheless.

This is the Universal Law of Cause and Effect. If one is unaware of this reality then one might end up being perpetually tossed about it the emotional pool of todays and tomorrows and happiness and sorrows without ever having a contented sense of what is truly going on. So awareness and self-awareness seem vital for balance.

Looking deep within one's self to find the roots of all the habits and behaviors that one has is introspection. It is awareness of how one treats oneself, how one treats

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Ras Rocker Tafari a.k.a. Rocker-T is a well-trained yet self-styled conscious lyrical being extraordinaire…

his first recording "Whole World African" was produced by KRS One in 1991 and he has to date released 5 solo albums since 1997 and is currently finishing a 6th entitled "The Hurban Warrior Of Peace"...

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others and how one treats one's

surroundings. How we think and act is a collective routine. Our actions and thoughts add up to be revealed as events or conditions that can result in large blessings of satisfaction or curses of suffering.

The internal search for personal fault is a noble activity. Those beings who are able to find habitual personal flaws and correct them begin to cultivate an awareness of action that gives them an ability to see the effects and outcomes of their behavior in advance. Prior to accomplishing this one might just continually wonder, "Why is this happening?". By observing one's actions in connection with their subsequent results, a being

Karma, Compassion and Self-Study

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Ras Rocker Tafari a.k.a.

Rocker-T