The Inner Space Sat Karmic Path to Liberation: mokṣa.

When we face life's crises, a deeper teaching emerges: the practice of Sat karma, the principle of ahimsa – non-harming –, and acceptance towards all who harm us.

Life is not just about external struggles, but also about how we handle the people and situations in our inner world that hurt us.

The spiritual path teaches us that pain and disappointment are not a reason to fight back and undo the hurt.

A basic principle of Sat karma is pure action, which goes beyond ordinary utilitarianism.

Walking this path, we realise that whatever the damage we suffer, ahimsa, or non-dipping, remains a fundamental guideline. Not because we ignore the injuries, but because we see the world on a higher level.

When someone harms us, when we are plagued with deceit and lies, our first instinct should be to fight back. Yet Sat karma teaches us that our reaction should not be an instinctive outburst of emotion, but a conscious response.

Again and again, we experience that moment in our lives, when we lose something important that we carefully nurtured, that we built. These low points force us to face our own pain and the way the world reacts to us.

But true spiritual practice becomes powerful when we are able to find inner balance in the midst of chaos. It's not about avoiding a fight, it's about transforming the internal fight. A change of perspective, where we are no longer defined by the outside world, but by the inner peace we carry within us.

If someone harms us, and we return the attack, we are caught in an endless cycle where harm begets more harm. This is the moment when we have to draw the line and remember that Sat karma and ahimsa are not passivity.

We have the right to defend ourselves, but we don't have to carry the pain forward. Harm should not determine how we live our lives. Rather, let's look at the situation from above and try to understand that people who harm are themselves suffering.

On the spiritual path, we cannot avoid the hurts of the world, but it is not necessary to be part of these conflicts. Inner strength comes from letting go of the ties that pull us back.

If someone treats us unfairly or unjustly, the greatest victory is not to let their actions define us. Practicing ahimsa, non-drinking, also means avoiding poisoning your own soul with anger.

Acceptance is not a sign of helplessness. Rather, it is the power of inner awareness and peace that allows us to rise above the chaos of the world. Sat karma calls us to be guided by purity and harmony in all our actions. The fact that someone harmed us does not entitle us to respond in the same way. Instead, it reminds us that there is a higher path we can follow. This inner journey is not about avoiding pain, but about learning how to process it.

For those who walk the spiritual path, the goal is not to emerge victorious from every conflict, but to find inner peace in the midst of the storm. And when we understand this, we reach a point where the outer world can no longer disturb our inner peace.

All thoughts that imply the exclusion or cessation of human relationships, like:

"I never want to see you again... did you think I'd want to meet you again in this life?"

But this also applies to the exclusion of an ideology or the termination of a life situation. It reflects deeply the inner struggle of the person, the anger or rejection they feel, and a much deeper insecurity. Being able to believe that we are worthy of the other's attention, love and connection contributes to the stability of the inner world. Uncertainty speaks when someone decides to exclude others from their life.

One of the great teachings of the spiritual path, is to recognize when someone cannot cope with themselves and projects this onto others. Such sentences are never about you, but about how he or she lives his or her existence.

Everyone experiences the pain of inner insecurity in different ways. The fear of rejection causes pain. My response to this is not anger, not resentment, but understanding, even if not agreement. Because I know that I cannot respond to his pain with my own anger.

Of course, there are people who reach a point where they are no longer part of our journey. Yet this thought should not dominate the mind, because one of the principles of Buddhism is not to let anger and rejection take control of the heart.

You don't have to exclude someone from your life because you feel anger towards them, but because the teaching you live by encourages you to look at them clearly and with love, even if you no longer want to maintain physical contact with them. Not everything is about us, not everything is about my importance or merit. When we recognise this, we understand that we do not need to fight back or justify ourselves.

The silence that remains within, the kind of peace that Buddhism teaches, is that which gives no ground to anger and revenge. The connections between human beings are often full of hurts, misunderstandings and unspoken pain. Yet, our spirituality is revealed in how we react to these situations. My answer in this case is that I am not angry, I do not accuse. I will not let his pain take control of my emotions, and I will not let the world's struggle disturb my inner peace. This is how we can rise above, how we can maintain our inner balance even in the face of the greatest challenges.

The thought reassures me, that I know: rising above the boundaries of the ego, connecting with the universe, and realizing that the universe is much bigger than us, helps us to transcend.

It always reminds me that in human relationships, conflicts, and pains, there is a larger context that transcends us, and by stepping out of our ego-centric world, we become part of something much deeper and more significant.

Be a part of the universe, and do not think that the universe is you.

Hari OM Reni