If at one point you realize that you have done wrong and have truly learned your lesson, you may find yourself dealing with the intervention of grace. This is when you can "dodge" the corrective action of karma because you have come to realize that what you have done is wrong, and you go to work fixing this. However, grace is not an excuse to dodge your responsibilities and make up for them later. It only comes to you when you have truly gained understanding, and you move to use that understanding in your life.

Awareness of grace can come to you when you are facing a difficult situation and you call out for help. At that moment, it may feel as if someone has lifted an enormous weight off your shoulders, or you feel as if everything is going to be all right. It can come to you at a time when you feel down and suddenly you find the strength to continue, or in a moment of inspiration. Opening ourselves to grace can make our paths easier to travel.

This is one I learned some time ago, but is pretty helpful. You'll need someone to help you with this exercise. Get a candle. Let your partner sit across from you. Make sure the lights are either turned down low or completely off. The candle should be lit. Now the person that is going to learn about his past lives should close his eyes. He should then relax by counting down from 20 or something or else visualize the color spectrum, starting from violet and ending in red.

Then he should see himself going down a spiral staircase and into a room. The room should be one where he feels comfortable and relaxed. Maybe the person should visualize a forest-like setting. Then he should instruct his mind to show his past-lives across his face for the other person to see.

When he has done all these steps, he should give the other person a sign to show him that he is ready. He can snap his fingers or say, "I'm ready," as long as it doesn't disturb his relaxation.

Now it's time for the other person to come in. As the person across from him is relaxing, he should squint his eyes and look at the other's face. After a while, he may start to see things and images flash across the other person's face. He may see a beard where there was none before, or the hair may get longer or shorter. Watch silently, don't say anything. After a few minutes, each person may be getting tired and so the exercise can be ended by the person being read coming out of the room, up the staircase, and counting up.

The person that was watching the other one can tell him what he saw, and if you want, you can switch positions and do it again.

There's another technique that I know of that utilizes past life recall through dreams. This one should be pretty easy, but if you don't remember your dreams very often it may be a little difficult for you. Before you go to sleep at night, tell yourself that you would like to have a dream or dreams of one of your past lives, and that you shall remember it. Repeat this to yourself a few times, and make sure you put some feeling behind it. Concentrate. Then go to sleep and hopefully you will have at least a few images in your dreams that correspond to one of your past lives.