In the early 1980s, Dr. Baba Steve Bedi was a highly respected surgeon — disciplined, structured, and deeply committed to his profession. His daily routine began at 5 AM — prayer, exercise, oatmeal, hospital rounds, and then a long day of surgeries and patient consultations. By all external measures, he was the picture of success.

Yet, one ordinary afternoon in November 1982 revealed that spiritual discipline is not the same as emotional mastery.

Linda, his office manager, was sitting at her desk smoking a cigarette — a violation of clinic rules. Dr. Bedi, already under stress, lost control. He yelled at her in anger and ordered her out of the office. The incident lasted only minutes — but its karmic consequences began instantly.

That night, he received a shocking call.

Linda was in the ICU — suffering from severe angina pain.

In a moment of painful clarity, he realised:
It was not just her heart that broke — his own karma had manifested in real-time.

He rushed to the hospital, apologized, and hugged her. The emotional damage had been done — but the awakening had begun.

“I saw how my anger raised my own blood pressure, pulse, and anxiety — before it ever harmed anyone else.”

The law of karma, at that moment, became real to him.
Not as a religious doctrine — but as a biological law.

He now teaches that:

• Anger is not an emotional mistake — it is a biochemical explosion.

• The first person it hurts — is the one who generates it.

• A single uncontrolled reaction can trigger illness, trauma, or even death — in ways we never intend.

Karma does not delay.
It begins exactly where awareness ends.