yourself ”. In this maxim: “What you do to others is also what you do to
yourself” is contained the principle of spiritual justice.
Why do you call it the law of spiritual action and reaction?
Because, in some way, it is similar to the Third Law of Newton or the
Law of action and reaction of Classical Physics. For those who are not
familiar with this law, it says something like whenever a body exerts a
force onto another body, at the same time it receives the same
magnitude of force back. In other words, if two astronauts are in space
holding hands and if one of them decides to push the other, he will see
himself displaced with the same force that he used, but in the opposite
direction. Those who have shot a gun or similar weapon will know the
effects of the law of physical action and reaction. They know that in
the firing, the gun exerts a force on the bullet which pushes it outwards
at great speed. However, at the same time the bullet exerts the same
force on the gun but in the opposite direction. This force, due to the
existence of the law of action and reaction, is known in arms terms as
recoil and it is so strong that if you are not trained it can cause injuries
in the support point of the weapon.
Well on a spiritual level, as an analogue to this physical law of action
and reaction, the spiritual law of action and reaction tells us that every
act carried out towards others will be returned to us in the same
measure. This in practice implies, as I have said before, that everything
we do to others in reality we do to ourselves.
This is the basis of spiritual justice, as everyone has to face their own
actions, and it is up to each one to decide to change their behaviour
or not after experiencing the consequences of their acts.
In what way do these actions towards others have repercussions on
spiritual evolution?
The weight of these actions, if they go against the law of love, is like a
burden that impedes spirits from rising up to higher levels of evolution.
On the contrary, actions which are in tune with the law of love act like
the burner flame of a hot air balloon. The flame, on heating up the air,
increases the vibratory level of the gas molecules, thereby diminishing
the air density inside the balloon, allowing the balloon to ascend
towards less dense zones in the atmosphere. In the same way, actions
in favour of the law of love increase the spirits’ vibration, allowing them
to ascend towards regions of the astral world with a higher vibration,
that is to say, of greater spiritual level.
Well I don’t see that this law is respected very often. Are there not
recognised murderers, criminals and people who have committed