7/29/2023 0 Comments Karma past lives![]() For example, if we constantly dwell on how little money we have, we will only see a lack of everything around us, including relationships, health, etc. Whatever we think about most will show up in one form or another in our lives. This is another way of saying that our thoughts become a reality. Whatever a person frequently thinks and ponders upon, that becomes the inclination of his mind…If a person’s thinking is frequently imbued with ill-will… his mind is bent by that thinking imbued with ill-will… (MN19) This is what Buddha had to say about our thoughts: We must embrace others as ourselves and learn that only love and good karma can heal our planet. Basically, we can either live in such a way where everyone around us matters, or where no one matters except ourselves. On the other end of the spectrum, if we think in an angry, lower vibrational way, our reality will look different based on our intent and actions. We become what we think about the most, so if we think about love, we will become it. Positive feelings and intentions usually lead to more of the same, as the law of attraction states. By doing this, we can increase the vibration and frequency of the planet. If we choose to spread good karma and act in a non-violent, calm manner, we positively build our character. Our actions will become more selfless and giving as we increase feelings of love and compassion toward others. Then, this will trickle down to our actions, because good thoughts and positive speech can only inevitably lead to a desirable outcome.įor example, if we think about loving humanity and doing deeds that uplift those around us, we will speak kindly toward our family and peers. After we correct evil thoughts, our speech will reflect this. If we want to reverse bad karma, we must pay attention to our thoughts, as everything in existence stems from our thinking. Do you notice your ideas come from a loving place, wishing others and yourself well in life? Or, do you feel angry toward yourself and others? If we want to foster good karma, we must pay attention to our predominant thoughts first and foremost. ![]() Going back to the quote from Buddha, we see that karma builds from our actions, thoughts, and speech. However, there are plenty of good people out there who are loving, kind, and generous, who are bringing some much-needed karmic balance. Many people act out of anger, cruelty, and greed, which has gotten us to the place we’re in today. I think we can all agree that in our world, we have too much bad karma and not enough good karma. The Buddha listed six intentions that make up the force behind our actions:Īs you can see, the first three intentions are direct opposites of the last three. We first must establish the expectations that we will live by and then go out and practice them in the real world. ![]() Having good intentions means acting in such a way that goes along with our core beliefs. If we offer without love, these actions may lead to karmic debt in the future. For example, if we give money to a homeless person to look good on social media or for our gratification, the act becomes tainted by bad karma. So, the intentions behind our actions matter just as much as our actions. Intending, one does karma by way of body, speech, and intellect. However, in Buddhism, karma means intention. The translation of karma from Sanskrit is action. Also, the steps we take now will affect our lives in the future. ![]() They believe that our past actions influence situations in our current lives and that we must correct our thinking and behaviors to balance this karma. In religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, the concept of karma comes up quite frequently.
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