Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 04:58 PM, wrote: > As a buddhist, I feel compelled to speak just a little > on the subject: > the basis of karma is intent, and not outcome. What > drives you to do what you do, not the result of what > you are doing, will determine the karmic > repercussions. Yes, there is no intent or outcome, it's all there all the time. An " outcome " is but what we choose to see that way -- fact is, everything goes on infinitely, until the cycle ends If it does. > Also the myth that 'karma will bite you > in the ass' is a misrepresentation; karma is no blind > scale of justice; what you must understand is that > karma works in the sense that anything you do to > others, you are also doing to yourself. All is One, No Separation. Hai. > You cannot > degrade another without first degrading your mind to > the point where you feel that it is acceptable to do > such. karma works in the sense that we are all > interconnected, and harming another really serves to > harm yourself as well; It's more about the simple fact that all we do affects everything, always. > The further concept that being good will lead to a > better life, or being bad will lead to a worse one, is > often a misrepresentation. It is a Western misinterpretation rooted in the punishment / reward systems found in the desert religions. > There is some mythical > belief in such actions occuring time to time; but the > reality of karma in the afterlife pertains more to the > amount of personal soul seeking you will need to do in > order to be free from your ego; Anything that insults you or hurts your feelings or makes you angry, et cetera, is an ego-whack, a signal to stop and back off and try to understand the lesson that has found you. > indeed, many believe > not that those who are born into the most horrible > situations in the world where tortue, abject poverty > and inhuman conditions abound; do so out of choice, in > order to take the burden from another who may, in > their place, not be as strong as to cope with the > suffering. A boddhisattva, or enlightened one, can arise anywhere, and often does. > > Again, not all buddhist paths are the same, and not > all interperetations of karma are the same. Hope this > helps a little. All paths lead to enlightenment. > > When you realize that you and I are the exact same > person, then karma becomes easily visible. We are the world, and it is us. The center is everywhere. > > > --- " dave <dave4sale " <dave4sale > wrote: > " Symbolic behavior reveals the mind of god. " --Frater Libre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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