What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
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In Buddhist teaching, the law of karma, says only this: `for every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant according as its cause was skillful or unskillful.' A skillful event is one that is not accompanied by craving, resistance or delusions; an unskillful event is one that is accompanied by any one of those things. (Events are not skillful in themselves, but are so called only in virtue of the mental events that occur with them.)
Therefore, the law of Karma teaches that responsibility for unskillful actions is born by the person who commits them.
https://www.ncf.carleton.ca/freenet/rootd...ths/karma2.html
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
To do: More Firedrums 08 video?
Wildfire/US East coast fire footage
LA/EDC glow/fire footage
Fresno fire
Don't mind me, just passing through.
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
Have faith in what you can do and respect for what you can't
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A skillful event is one that is not accompanied by craving, resistance or delusions; an unskillful event is one that is accompanied by any one of those things.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Written by: FireTom
@OFS: exactly this is the prob.. if you expect some return, you are not helping someone else but are caught up in the gratification-loop... that's not helping others, but just serving your ego.. or how the stones put it: you won't always get what you want.(...). but you will always get what you deserve...
Have faith in what you can do and respect for what you can't
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Have faith in what you can do and respect for what you can't
Written by: Rouge Dragon
Disclaimer: I rarely follow my own advice. So feel free to ignore me.
Written by: KaelGotRice
HOWEVER, you must not fall into the trap of doing good things and expecting good in return. That is just as bad as doing things that will cause you "bad karma". Expecting happiness in return for good deeds will never bring you happiness or nirvana.
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So to sum it up, don't give too much of a damn about karma, it's not really "essential buddhism".
EDIT- I hope this is not confusing and answers your question. I've spent a lot of time with various Theravadan institutions across the world, so if you have any other questions, feel free to hit me up
Written by: FireTom
And aside: free will? (right) action? good/ bad karma?
Written by: NYC
"No good deed goes unpunished."
It sounds pessimistic but actually it makes me feel better. Doing something good despite the fact that you'll get screwed for it is sometimes more satisfying than doing something good with the intent of getting rewarded.
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
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treat people/things as you would wish to be treated.
Let's relight this forum
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For instance, if I see someone doing something that is good karma, which I could go and help them do, but I choose not to, is that automatically bad karma?
I'm weird. Just work through that and we'll all be fine.
"If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail." - Fran Lebowitz
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by: FireTom
Is bad karma generated when one is acting against ones own truth... ?
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Written by: jo_rhymesWritten by: FireTom
Is bad karma generated when one is acting against ones own truth... ?
Totally agree, Tom. Feelings are our soul's way of communicating. We should always honour our feelings.
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Written by: jo_rhymes
there are feelings, and there are thoughts.
We need to be able to discriminate between the two. And no, the soul will only communicate feelings of the highest truth, love and light. Anything other than this is negativity, and not your true feeling. Which is why it's so hard to know what to do!!!
According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
Hoppers are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
the best smiles are the ones you lead to