Selected of Divine Teachings

Regarding Karmic Retribution, here is a sacred teaching, also excerpted from the Selected of Divine Teachings:

“Disciples and followers, listen: Like birds leaving their nests, like water separated from its source, humans in this world are merely travelers on a journey. To fulfill their purpose, they must persevere and endure hardship. With perseverance, they attain noble ranks. Through hardship, they understand the warmth and coldness of life. Those who fuss and fret over fame and fortune, in the end, will find it all to be nothing but a fleeting dream.

Each person is assigned a role by the rulers of the world, whether noble or humble. Strive to fulfill your responsibilities, so that when your soul departs from this earthly realm and returns to its point of origin, you can account for your deeds. Those who uphold their roles with integrity will be judged fairly by the Karmic Tribunal and elevated to a higher position than this earthly realm. Those who fail to fulfill their responsibilities will be cast into the depths of darkness to repay their karmic debts until they return to the righteous path and reclaim their former position. If they do not mend their ways, the laws of Heaven will multiply their suffering, and they will be trapped in the abyss for eternity, atoning for their sins.

Thus, humans endure millennia immersed in the cycle of reincarnation, repaying debts and incurring new ones, their karmic burden never fully extinguished.”