Whether you believe in life after death or not, doesn’t matter. What does matter is whether you live life fully. Now what does living life fully mean? All of us have faculties: body, prana, mind to experience life. Stands to reason that we keep them in excellent shape to enjoy whatever life brings our way. That’s the first way to live life fully.
Having a well tuned car without knowing where you want to head is useless. Hence the next is the intent that we choose to pursue, the relations that we keep along the path of life. The intent is governed by our dominant Guna.
If sattva (Good/Positive side of the force in Star Wars Lingo)is dominant, then the intent would be for the well being of all, being selfless, sharing & giving would be normal actions resulting from such intent.
If Tamas (Dark/Negative side of the force in Star Wars Lingo)is dominant then accumulating more of only what you like(Wealth, Power, Fame), indulging the senses, lazing around would be actions emanating from such intent.
Rajas is just the activating Guna that utilises the energy at your disposal towards sattvic purposes or tamasic purposes.
Irrespective of what your dominant Guna is, you can choose to change it and consistently choosing the change would establish the change.
So the long and short of it is how you use your energy and towards what purposes would determine your karma and life would bring back to you, whatever you practice- that is the unfailing law of karma. Sooner you align yourself with sattva, the better for you in this life and all the others to come. Again, your believing it or not will not change anything, your actions will….
Remember saints are sinners who don’t give up…
Happy Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Lorhi
Bodhisattva 