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Topic: Karmic Retribution and Reward
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emitres Moderator Posts: 372 From: Registered: Aug 2010
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posted September 14, 2011 06:00 PM
please forgive my intrusion here but felt a need to add my own thoughts... iQ - i must respectfully disagree with some of your observations regarding Lexx, karmic debts etc... she is right when she points out the thinly veiled judgement and condescension that is perceived by some here - i know it's not your intent but you sometimes fail to observe the ancient teaching " when the student is READY..."
some of us make our way up the mountain straight, through many difficult obstacles...others choose instead to zig-zag across, potentially taking more time but still making their way to the top.... it is no "mans" right to question or judge one path better than the other... if we persist in using a faulty interpretation of karma to judge another we are forgetting the fundamental law of compassion... anytime any one of us insists that our knowledge is superior we fall victim to our own hubris... some of us here may have inklings into why Lexx, for example, may be experiencing her current difficulties but only she and god can say for certain because it is her soul that made the choice to be here at this moment... they are only inklings however, shadow whispers and thoughts which give glimpses and most certainly not the whole picture... i don't believe that any person here can accurately and fairly assess another's karmic debt or reward.... rather, we should use knowledge of the law for personal growth and awareness fully realizing and accepting that others may or may not choose the same... ------------------ " Some define good as that which preserves, and evil as that which destroys; but destruction can be cleansing and purifying, for there is such a thing in both men and races as spiritual constipation, which comes from too much preservation of the status quo." ( Dion Fortune ) IP: Logged |
abcd efg Knowflake Posts: 1118 From: India Registered: Mar 2011
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posted September 14, 2011 11:09 PM
I think the whole topic is about expressing views on karmic theory and not judging anyone. If someone disagrees with it, it is their prerogative. And i think above the opinion was sought. Then one is bound to give one's opinion. I don't think its the same as judging a person. Persons can differ in their experiences of truth as they are travelling different roads leading to the same destination. And they are bound to have their opinions according to their own glimpse of truth. Like that elephant and 4 blind men story. Each touching a different part of the elephant and describing him to be so.And regarding my karmic theory experience, i do think it works beautifully and HIS GRACE works equally beautifully. I will clarify here. Its like if i did such and such thing for which i am bearing some karmas now which are difficult then i can pray to GOD and He can cut through the karmic system and give a hand. I am sure many of us experience that at various times. Who creates a system also has the power to break it. And since we are His reflection, His creation we can reach Him through this karmic stuff. Reminds me of the movie matrix. Remember the kid with the spoon and what she says? Its easily said than done for most of us but when it does work it gives a WoW feeling and that we can transcend this theory. I wish we could do it more consistently i.e. Break through the matrix more often. Like school children running out of the school classrooms more often but then would that hinder our studies? Or allow us to learn more from nature? Like street smart kids? I wonder. Ppphheeewwwww! I have always thought of all these things. That is The world and its ways and after reaching dead walls, because most of the theories go round and round in circles, found MY answer (according to my observation and experiences), SURRENDER. AND LEARN TO LOVE. Trying to learn to do this now more frequently. Easy yet difficult. IP: Logged |
rajji Knowflake Posts: 1274 From: Registered: Jan 2011
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posted September 14, 2011 11:10 PM
Thank You IQ.Your detailed answers has made much more sense to me regarding how karma and kundalini work.I will always look forward to your answers as they prove to be very insightful for me. I would also like to know your views about how karma works with regards to 1.Twin-selves and humanity-That is I believe that it is God's plan to unite us with our twin-self not when we go looking for it but when the time is nigh Which again means that both the souls that is human with his polarities has to clear all the karmic debts to reunite with ones own twin-self for liberation which is in contrast to fallen angels plan to attain God-hood via sexual energy.So to say I do not believe that Jesus or Buddha would have secretely married(In order to attain God-hood not liberation) as propagated by these fallen angels. 2.2.About Marduk or maldek which linda talked about. I believe Atlantis,lemuria and the Planet Marduk both suffered God's wrath for trying to be GOD-LIKE or By trying to rebel agaist and prove their supremacy over his creation. But some say Humankind and not fallen angels are responsible for the destruction of this wormwood planet and our karma came forward into this planet just does not sound right to me.Here is few important parts of my post which will help you give a better understanding of what I mean. ------------------------------------------ These fallen angels want nothing but supremacy over God if not atleast his status. Which is but for what God has banished them from Heaven and Earth. I believe they portray themselves as the bringers of light only to decieve US. Yes they will be successfull only in Decieving Humankind not God!That too they will achieve temporary success in doing so. Their Heart Knows the truth more than us. Humankind have been given a way to reach divinity only through our meeting of twin-self which happens only for a Time and Reason ascribed by god.It takes aeons for that to happen...and most likely not when we are looking for it.That is Gods plan. Not through these Fallen gods and goddesses who claim their dominion over the creator and falsely promise us of enlightenment which for them is but an illusion. Opening of the third eye is their agenda! A clever tactic played by them. Opening of the third eye causes mass destruction on earth. That is what they are targeting earth for. Destruction of Earth and its inhabitants is key role behind their motives as opposed to the creator. They believe that the path to reach gods level is the same as gods plan to unite us with our twin-self. Both are not the same.This is where I believe,we commit the mistake in trusting them.They promise to help us soon but that soon-is where one has to understand that tis but mockery of God's will. God's plan of realisation of ourselves encompasses suffering of soul to the point of complete liberation.The goal of god is liberation not retribution. Where as the goal of these fallen entities is to speeden up the process of awakening not for liberation but to attain immortality and power to control the cosmos itself and to be GOD-LIKE. They can be taken into account as good and enlightened souls. as their sense of approach is quite pragmatic. Certain evolved souls might have made to it as their abode.And those chosen ones that have do not make the same call as these fallen angels have been doing.ex- jesus,Gautham buddha and other ascended masters.Again these false angels have used jesus and gautham buddha as a pretext to promote their agenda by claiming that they have married and suppressed their wives. However the fact remains that they did not use these fast and enticing means to reach-god-hood:either by misusing sexual energy or kundalini or hermetic science. But this kind of infiltration has penetrated deep inside and is hard to out do. But a vast majority of these fallen angels can be categorised as pure evil hence are unlike those of certain Humankind who have become old evolved souls and master their powers through god. Logically, immortality could not have been part of the original creation, if eating from the tree of life provided immortality. So that said-yes we have to fall to come here is an allegorical term. But the fallen angels have claimed it as being mortality..They did not fall for the same reason as Adam and eve. What we can see here is-The story of the fall of adam and eve is fundamentally different from the story of rebellion of angels against god.The latter happened first.After Satan and the other rebel angels have been defeated and banished to HellSatan volunteers himself to poison the newly-created Earth and God's new and most favored creation, Mankind. He braves the dangers of the Abyss alone in a manner reminiscent of Odysseus or Aeneas. After arduously traversing the Chaos outside Hell, he enters God's new material World, and later the Garden of Eden.The battles between the faithful angels and Satan's forces take place over three days. The final battle involves the Son of God single-handedly defeating the entire legion of angelic rebels and banishing them from Heaven. Following the purging of Heaven, God creates the World, culminating in his creation of Adam and Eve. While God gave Adam and Eve total freedom and power to rule over all creation, He gave them one explicit command: not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil on penalty of death. ------------------------------------------- IQ Please let me know you views regarding how karma works in this case.... IP: Logged |
rajji Knowflake Posts: 1274 From: Registered: Jan 2011
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posted September 15, 2011 01:56 AM
Gosh! It is all beginning to make perfect sense to me....Seems like im happy with the path I have chosen..It is showing me so many wonders and signs! Lol!I know it sounds funny but I am trying to piece it all tightly together. No looose ends hanging anywhere! Unconditional Love-is the route to liberation of karmic debts-How true! I will post what it means to me sooon....IP: Logged |
iQ Moderator Posts: 3187 From: Chennai, India Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 15, 2011 05:26 AM
Dear Emitres, I agree with you 100% on the fact that we cannot accurately know the full extent of another Soul's karmic debts. Karma is a complex and multi-dimensional topic. It needs a study of as many examples as possible to know its intricacies. This is why I consider myself to be somewhat equipped to provide some ideas about it as my studies span a deep analysis of Islam, Vedanta, Taoism, Buddhism, KJ Bible, Gnostic Scriptures, Kabbalah,Talmud, Tantra, Hermeticism, UFOlogy and a bit of Zoroastrianism. And of course, Astrological research that repeatably and predictably shows karmic debts taking their toll during precise transits. I have not failed to observe the simple insight of "As you sow, so ye Reap" in any scripture. This dictum unifies all religions except perhaps satanism. The purpose of this topic is to explore how far and in what ways the Law of Karma works. Emotional Reactions will not help. Not many put a effort into understanding Soul Contracts where deliberate karmic debts are chosen. I have the testimony of those light years ahead of me in the evolutionary levels that they have a "Bodhisatva Oath" of choosing karmic debts to incarnate and rescue other Souls. The suffering of these Souls is a chosen Karma. How can we look down upon them and say that they deserved it? In fact, I feel we must never tell anyone that they deserved suffering because of a past life error. We should be compassionate that they are suffering because of known or unknown choices, and we have to help them heal, after taking the permission from their Higher Self. Disagreeing on the existence of karma is a predictable denial response, programmed into Humanity by the Archons of Destiny to ensure that humanity continues to avoid Self Responsibility and continues to give them psychic energy. [Reference: Stellar Man by John Baines] What I have written in the previous pages shows that even a disbeliever in karma can still gain by using the tools of releasing karma: Unconditional Compassion and Unconditional Forgiveness. These positive keys help the atheist by preventing build up of negative hormones and negatve enzymes. I see a huge resistance when these tools are mentioned. Not just Lexx, Lexx's opposition is kindergarten compared to the opposition of orthodox Muslims to the laws of Karma. It is my conjecture that this resistance is also programming, embedded deeply in our DNA, to make us initially choose hatred, blame, anger, harshness etc. John Baines is very clear, the correct hormonal balance from positive states prevents leakage of the "Golden Broth". This is alchemical, a reference to all Pineal Gland and Pituitary Secretions that occur from positivity and powerful visualizations, deep breathing and all modes of preventing ADRENALINE Rush. Advanced entities gobble up this "Golden Broth" from all human beings who choose to ignore Hermetic Laws. As Rajji is discovering [I feel very happy for her], Unconditional Love helps release the karmic debts that bind us to this realm like chains coated with glue. Unconditional Love will also lead to Unconditional Forgiveness. This gets us off the Karmic "Pay Back Wheel", a beautiful theory by none other than Lexx herself. A refusal to punish, a refusal to get what is due to ensure we Ascend than keep playing the incarnation game. What is beyond personal Unconditional Love? Generational and then Incarnational and ultimately generational-multidimensional. You may have to pay $500.00 to Anna Hayes or some Theta Healing institute to know about the basics of these but I will post the details for free. I think I already posted basic Ancestral release, the next level is releasing debts of all genetic ancestors in all our past and future incarnations. This is Karmic liberation at the OverSoul Level itself, and will probably serve to stop devastating intergalactic ET Race wars in another dimension. ------------------ http://tamsoft.co.in/articles.html
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emitres Moderator Posts: 372 From: Registered: Aug 2010
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posted September 15, 2011 01:01 PM
quote: Originally posted by iQ:
We should be compassionate that they are suffering because of known or unknown choices, and we have to help them heal, after taking the permission from their Higher Self.
i absolutely agree with the first part - compassion is a must... but i think we need to be clearer with the latter half... you may believe that you are helping one heal but if they are not in the position to accept it is futility... i may be in the correct position to assist the drowning man but what if i haven't correctly ascertained that he is indeed drowning? quote: Originally posted by iQ:
I see a huge resistance when these tools are mentioned. Not just Lexx, Lexx's opposition is kindergarten...
yes, there are many who resist but i believe that it is imperative that we respect their decision and not continually try to force acceptance - i think it's this act which some can perceive as judgement even if that's not the intent... not all of us can bend like reeds in the wind, nor should we... i can learn more from one who adamantly opposes my beliefs than one who simply reiterates.... opposition can broaden and deepen our scope, forcing our own self to examine more closely, refine and tune that which we hold to be truth...
quote: Originally posted by rajji:
Of course, through life we have to make assessments all the time, but perhaps it is wise to try to make these on situations rather than the people within them?
quite... ------------------ " Some define good as that which preserves, and evil as that which destroys; but destruction can be cleansing and purifying, for there is such a thing in both men and races as spiritual constipation, which comes from too much preservation of the status quo." ( Dion Fortune ) IP: Logged |
iQ Moderator Posts: 3187 From: Chennai, India Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 15, 2011 03:26 PM
Well said again Emitres.I make it clear that I unconditionally respect Lexx's (very very brave IMHO) decision to reject the Laws of Karma and the rejection of the solutions of unconditional love/unconditional forgiveness to eliminate karmic debts. It is unfortunate that I have not been able to communicate this respect to her in the way she wanted. On a Higher Level, I see Lexx as someone who may be exploring new solutions to the problems in this Universe, and a few years from now we may all be actually thankful that she was bold enough to venture into her line of research. We have studied there are 7 Hermetic Laws, what if there is an 8th,9th and 10th waiting to be discovered by her or anyone who thinks differently like her? <<i can learn more from one who adamantly opposes my beliefs than one who simply reiterates>> Ergo, if you truly wish to learn, you have to sincerely detail your beliefs for only then can the opposition be given to broaden your learning. If you keep secrets and then blame others for being judgmental, well, that is definitely Self Sabotage in terms of learning. Look how many pages of diverse points I have mentioned from Multidimnesionality to Genetic Karmic Debts to Alien Entities to Cortisol. Let us see your take on Karma as well so that I can give the right opposition for you to maximize your learning Here is one more tip for the discerning reader. This tip will produce a bit of genuine enlightenement on the ways of Karma. For the Hermetic Law of the Pendulum, think of it as Law of PendulumS of varying speeds, sizes and directions. Think X-Y-Z Axis and 3D coordinates. You may think you balance one pendulum but another may be ready to hit you from behind, sent from another lifeline's action. What if you react to this thinking your first dissipation of karma was wrong and so paying off karma failed, and this leads to new "pendulum swings" that catch you in another lifeline? What if that Arab Terrorist who fills one with hate was an Auschwitz Victim for whom tears were shed in a previous lifeline? How will the Pendulum Swings be genetically encoded and subsequently resolved in this case? How many Pendulum Swings are we carrying since the first DNA was Spliced whenever it was prepared in our Ancestors? ------------------ http://tamsoft.co.in/articles.html
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LEXX Moderator Posts: 8302 From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 15, 2011 05:20 PM
quote: Originally posted by iQ:
I see a huge resistance when these tools are mentioned. Not just Lexx, Lexx's opposition is kindergarten...
Sigh kindergarten? That I do not blindly follow any teachings that do not sense right? Or that do not apply to myself? Again, you judge me and think you know what I need and should learn, and from you at that. Your path is NOT mine sir. That does not make mine wrong. Do you have any idea how much "advice" I get from many folks? What if I had blindly followed some of their paths? Like my mother's? What if I never questioned anyone or anything? Including myself? I would be worthless to myself and others if I chose to box myself into an idea of what others feel I should be, including you. Kindergarten as in foolish child? No iQ, I am in no way that. See this thread which illustrates how despite ridicule, bloody whippings, and more... I marched to a different drummer, was true to myself, beginning about age 4. Even as a child I boldly questioned even knowing the painful consequences that would ensue. http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum8/HTML/001992.html Again, you barely know me. I would say here at LL only 2 people really ever got to know me very deeply. I treasure them both. Many here I love and all, but knowing me on deeply personal levels that I do not ever post about.....no, only 2 and you are a far far far cry from knowing me well enough to judge me. I learn much from them because I trust them and yes, they I do want to be hard on me. I do not shy from reality sir, including my own failings. But no one who is not a part of my most private matters has a right to judge me. quote: Originally posted by iQ:
I make it clear that I unconditionally respect Lexx's (very very brave IMHO) decision to reject the Laws of Karma and the rejection of the solutions of unconditional love/unconditional forgiveness to eliminate karmic debts.
WHOA THERE !Q!!!!!!!!!!! You are making WILD ASSUMPTIONS! Again....... I do not reject Karma 100%, just some of the illogical aspects and judging and bigotry displayed. And UNCONDITIONAL LOVE????????? and UNCONDITIONAL FORGIVENESS????????? How dare you make such insane assumptions!!!!!!!!!! I believe in and practice both to the degree that many folks have said I give too much, forgive too easily. You have no idea what my doings are concerning both. I have forgiven my rapists, and all who have wronged me. Oh sure, I still get angry when wronged but forgive anyhow. quote: Originally posted by iQ:
It is unfortunate that I have not been able to communicate this respect to her in the way she wanted.
You are pushy and do not give me reasons to follow your ways. When I reject your ways/ideas, you become upset with me or judge me. "A person convinced against their will is of the same opinion still" If I were to agree with you I would be lying. I will not lie to please you or anyone. Would you rather I blindly follow you? Would you rather I lie to you so you feel good? quote: Originally posted by iQ: On a Higher Level, I see Lexx as someone who may be exploring new solutions to the problems in this Universe, and a few years from now we may all be actually thankful that she was bold enough to venture into her line of research.
Thank you. If what I have learned and discovered is true or close, then yes, I am on a rare path. There are only 3 people who are involved and that includes myself. That does not make us 3 special, but it does mean we do not think like others. And we keep most of it betwixt us, and do not go about telling everyone. We do not need the attention nor desire such. Nor praise nor ridicule. I go places so to speak that no one else I know have gone. I shall continue to look beyond the known and the popular of most teachings. It does not make me popular, and at times is a very lonely path. quote: Originally posted by iQ:
We have studied there are 7 Hermetic Laws, what if there is an 8th,9th and 10th waiting to be discovered by her or anyone who thinks differently like her?
We have been working on that for quite awhile. No further comment except to say, others in the past have worked on such in secret. DaVinci, Tesla, John Dee, Kardec, Thomas Aquinas, Forte, and many others, who are total unknowns, I shall not list at this time.------------------ ~I remember, therefore I am immortal~LEXX ~The present time is theirs, but the future is mine.~Никола Тесла }><}}('>~ IP: Logged |
LEXX Moderator Posts: 8302 From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 15, 2011 06:47 PM
iQ You do realize you are on my friend list at facebook? Not everyone gets on it. IP: Logged |
LEXX Moderator Posts: 8302 From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 15, 2011 11:52 PM
One way to get off the Karmic Payback Wheel, is to ask yourself questions such as the one below, and give life your all and not look back with regrets. Make yourself whole. quote: Tonight as the day draws to a close ask this question. What is it that you love about yourself, your life, those in it. Are you sleepwalking through your days in a trance unaware of all that you have to love and be grateful for. What if all of it were gone tomorrow? Would you wish for more time to appreciate it? Close your eyes with thought of gratitude for what was is and will be. Namaste. ~Waves of Gratitude
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rajji Knowflake Posts: 1274 From: Registered: Jan 2011
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posted September 16, 2011 01:34 AM
quote: Of course, through life we have to make assessments all the time, but perhaps it is wise to try to make these on situations rather than the people within them?
Dear Emitres, I believe the above applies to only certain situations.I used it in a Valid situation but I guess here in relation to karma it looses its meaning because we take into account our past and present life actions. Here it does not apply because Karma is a Rhetorical Situation. Apart from that it was Lexx who did ask IQ a Rhetorical question. Hence he did not answer it at first. Now pursuaded to answer he has taken a Rhetorical stance- a stance which depends on discovering and maintaining in any writing situation a proper balance among the three elements that are at work in any communicative effort: the available arguments about the subject itself, the interests and peculiarities of the audience, and the voice, the implied character, of the speaker. So that said im Just clearing the perspective behind your statement of using it as a quote in this situation. With regards to what IQ meant by healing with respect to karma is this- "The law of karma is for individual only. it is family/surrounding related in the sense that the law of karma teaches us by experience. let us suppose I kill somebody in this birth, it is immediately recorded by the soul and in the forthcoming birth in which I will have burn it by experience, before coming to this birth I choose to balance it by experiencing the death of my son. then the coming son who will be coming have his individual karma which suits him and me to die. karma is personal thing but experience may involve many others!"
quote: The purpose of this topic is to explore how far and in what ways the Law of Karma works. Emotional Reactions will not help. Not many put a effort into understanding Soul Contracts where deliberate karmic debts are chosen.
That is what IQ has been trying to explain..About the tools of resistance. He was not forcing others to accept but rather was trying to make the reader understand about how karma works. You may not even know but There are many people or the spirits of those close to us Who are constantly and secretly working towards healing others in so many ways..We will never know untill we come face to face but in any case such a situation is most likely highly probable since we know that karma works through many lifetimes.Gods ways are indeed mysterious. I hope you get the point.
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iQ Moderator Posts: 3187 From: Chennai, India Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 16, 2011 05:57 AM
Very good understanding of my writing style Rajji! Thanks Dear Lexx, Friends dare, friends provoke and friends dare to provoke. I am extremely relieved that you do not reject the Laws of Karma 100%. The Law is not at fault because of bigoted interpreters or manipulators. << I see a huge resistance when these tools are mentioned. Not just Lexx, Lexx's opposition is kindergarten... followed by an out of context rant. >> I now score you an F- on English Comprehension of Paragraphs Please read the full context of that post before making judgments. Kindergarten in the level of Resistance or Opposition when compared to Orthodox Islamic Scholars. Meaning your stance and arguments against my writings are ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to the sh*t I see written against Spiritual topics, Karma and Meta Physics by Islamic Scholars. In orthodox Islam of Saudi Arabia, any Muslim who utters the "Reincarnation" word can be declared apostate and beheaded. Who will teach them about Unconditional Love/Forgiveness when they want to behead people for small crimes, and even cut off hands of small thieves? Now please read this carefully: Your INTOLERANCE = Kindergarten, their INTOLERANCE = PhD. Savvy? This misinterpretation of others writings and contexts is again, not becoming of your investigative talents, and is a cause for concern for any peer reviewer. What if you have misinterpreted the foundations of your early research? What if you have been missing the wood for the trees for decades by misinterpreting the context or etymology of a Greek, Hebrew, Sanskrit or Syrian Aramaic word in a scripture? I tend to trust your Biblical research blindly but what if you have slipped up there? As a friend, it is my duty to point this out. Ask yourself why you choose to misinterpret? It may be a new growth driver. <<Lonely Path>> And yes, your chart clearly shows the lonely path. A hero's journey of powerful contemplation. Success is near.
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LEXX Moderator Posts: 8302 From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 16, 2011 08:52 AM
quote: Originally posted by iQ:
Dear Lexx, Friends dare, friends provoke and friends dare to provoke. I am extremely relieved that you do not reject the Laws of Karma 100%. The Law is not at fault because of bigoted interpreters or manipulators.<< I see a huge resistance when these tools are mentioned. Not just Lexx, Lexx's opposition is kindergarten... followed by an out of context rant. >> I now score you an F- on English Comprehension of Paragraphs Please read the full context of that post before making judgments. Kindergarten in the level of Resistance or Opposition when compared to Orthodox Islamic Scholars. Meaning your stance and arguments against my writings are ABSOLUTELY NOTHING compared to the sh*t I see written against Spiritual topics, Karma and Meta Physics by Islamic Scholars. In orthodox Islam of Saudi Arabia, any Muslim who utters the "Reincarnation" word can be declared apostate and beheaded. Who will teach them about Unconditional Love/Forgiveness when they want to behead people for small crimes, and even cut off hands of small thieves? Now please read this carefully: Your INTOLERANCE = Kindergarten, their INTOLERANCE = PhD. Savvy? This misinterpretation of others writings and contexts is again, not becoming of your investigative talents, and is a cause for concern for any peer reviewer. What if you have misinterpreted the foundations of your early research? What if you have been missing the wood for the trees for decades by misinterpreting the context or etymology of a Greek, Hebrew, Sanskrit or Syrian Aramaic word in a scripture? I tend to trust your Biblical research blindly but what if you have slipped up there? As a friend, it is my duty to point this out. Ask yourself why you choose to misinterpret? It may be a new growth driver. <<Lonely Path>> And yes, your chart clearly shows the lonely path. A hero's journey of powerful contemplation. Success is near.
Not sure which parts above were directed at me, but seeing how you said Dear LEXX, I shall assume all or most was directed at me. Your >>>>> and <<<<< are not always clear to me whom you are addressing.I did not choose to misinterpret your words. You were not clear on what you meant. You explained now, so yes, now I understand the kindergarten you intended to convey was referring to levels of opposition. That was not an error on my part but a supposition based upon what you said. I went by the dictionary definition; and in American slang it is used also as an insult to say someone is silly, childish, not very learned. I was not familiar with a (slang?) form of it being used to gauge levels of opposition. quote: Noun 1. kindergarten- a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school preschool - an educational institution for children too young for elementary
So yes I find your usage of kindergarten as a measurement of opposition rather odd. It seems rather backwards to refer to less opposition as the lower level and high opposition as the higher level...... as to be called kindergarten here is akin to being called stupid. And by that definition, your high level opposing ones listed would be deemed as more intelligent more educated, than a kindergarten level person. quote: Originally posted by iQ: Now please read this carefully: Your INTOLERANCE = Kindergarten, their INTOLERANCE = PhD. Savvy?
So I am lower/stupid/uneducated kindergarten and they are higher/PhD? That is very confusing. You say it was not what you meant, but meant a level of opposition. So why use educational terms to indicate levels of opposition? So here we have again iQ, a misunderstanding on both sides. You were not clear on the uncommon usage of the word kindergarten, and of course I took it in the standard definition of the word. The Online Etymology Dictionary also does not mention the word Kindergarten in reference to being a measurement for a level of opposition. quote: kindergarten Look up kindergarten at Dictionary.com 1852, from Ger., lit. "children's garden," from Kinder "children" (pl. of Kind "child") + Garten "garden" (see yard (1)). Coined 1840 by Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) in reference to his method of developing intelligence in young children, the first one in England established 1850 by Johannes Ronge, German Catholic priest. Taken into English untranslated, whereas other nations that borrowed the institution nativized the name (cf. Dan. börnehave, Modern Heb. gan yeladim, lit. "garden of children").
So you get an "F" in not conveying clearly the uncommon definition of Kindergarten and PhD. you were using; to indicate levels of opposition.------------------ ~I remember, therefore I am immortal~LEXX ~The present time is theirs, but the future is mine.~Никола Тесла }><}}('>~ IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 2848 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 16, 2011 09:39 AM
Aquarian interference lexx, quote: So I am lower/stupid/uneducated kindergarten and they are higher/PhD?
No, no, thats not what he ment at all.. It saddens me to see the blocks up in this thread when both you and IQ have much in common and much to share. In my nosey, aqua style may I attempt to explain IQ`s above quote? He simply means your intolerance for karma as explained is a minor intolerance. A bump in the road of life so to speak. The PHD`s intolerence is a major train wreck and kills souls. The skilled bigots, racists,haters, deniers etc are the phds. In balancing the scales of life,(karma) the kindergartener has less to over come then the phd. I hope I didn`t make the mis communication worse! ------------------ Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi~ IP: Logged |
emitres Moderator Posts: 372 From: Registered: Aug 2010
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posted September 16, 2011 12:15 PM
rajji - actually, i quoted your statement about needing to make assessments all the time because i quite agree with you... i don't believe it loses it's meaning in regards to karma... we do indeed need to be aware all the time... and i realize that it may seem like i don't agree with iQ but, for the most part, i do... can i accept with totality all of what he accepts? no, but that doesn't mean that i don't understand and appreciate...------------------ " Some define good as that which preserves, and evil as that which destroys; but destruction can be cleansing and purifying, for there is such a thing in both men and races as spiritual constipation, which comes from too much preservation of the status quo." ( Dion Fortune ) IP: Logged |
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posted September 16, 2011 12:24 PM
quote: Originally posted by juniperb: Aquarian interference lexx, No, no, thats not what he ment at all.. It saddens me to see the blocks up in this thread when both you and IQ have much in common and much to share. In my nosey, aqua style may I attempt to explain IQ`s above quote? He simply means your intolerance for karma as explained is a minor intolerance. A bump in the road of life so to speak. The PHD`s intolerence is a major train wreck and kills souls. The skilled bigots, racists,haters, deniers etc are the phds. In balancing the scales of life,(karma) the kindergartener has less to over come then the phd. I hope I didn`t make the mis communication worse!
I stated that AFTER he explained the uncommon usage of the word kindergarten that I DO UNDERSTAND now what he meant. Please re-read my post. I do however find the usage of both terms and odd choice which can be misleading without making the unusual definitions clear.
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posted September 16, 2011 12:59 PM
Thanks Juni!Now that we have all understood what I meant, I wish to focus the attention back to the Law of Karma. How many of you have pondered on the example of the 3D-Axis Multiple Pendulum Structure than just a linear "action-reaction" principle? Plenty of misunderstanding of Karmic Laws is because of a strict linear approach to Karma. This linear application sadly becomes a "Mind Control", reinforcing guilt and then trapping a person into the Law of Attraction based negativity cycle. I just recalled a movie named "Frequency", where again the multi-dimensional nature of Karma was brilliantly explained. Many Star Trek episodes showed the importance of Ancestral Karma affecting the present. And "Back to the Future" Trilogy as well. Every positive act done with a State of Unconditional Love will balance many levels of karmic cycles across our lifelines. Every thought of forgiveness will actually remove one pendulum. There are Shaolin Temple Kung Fu CLassics where a warrior is thrown into a room full of rotating wooden arms, he hits one many hit from all directions. Karma is something like that on Earth. We have to still all the arms by slowing all of them down, non-reaction and non reaction and non-reaction till a near Zero Kelvin Temperature state of stillness is achieved. Then we cross that room easily and perpetually enter 4th D. Some more musings. 1. Hermetic Masters know the art of being in two places at the same time by sending the Earth Element into a mental projection. If I play a prank on a projection, will it create Karma? 2. If I save a man from suicide, and he becomes a murderer next year, what would be my karmic debt? 3. If I do not take credit for saving him and say God saved him, would I attract karmic debts for his future crimes? 4. Vedic Myths have an amazing story of Lady Ganga giving birth to 7 babies and immersing them immediately. The King of the land catches the lady before she drowns number 8, and she then tells him he interfered in their Soul Contract. The 7 babies were evil kings in their past life who needed a birth from a higher womb and a quick death to attain redemption. Number 8 has to live as an Immortal because of this interference, the renknowned Bhishma, patriacrh of the Mahabharata Legend. Ganga had to do the terrible task of drowning the kids without self-identifying with the murder and thus liberating the Souls. She had the highest level of Evolution to do this most difficult task. How many sudden deaths in our world are due to Soul Contracts for quick redemption and not because of deserving punishment? 5. Will there be Karmic Debts for Walk-Ins? 6. Do Vows of past lifelines carry karma in the present? Can they be annulled? 7. If someone owes positive karmic debts to Mr X, then must Mr X compulsorily be reincarnated to receive this positive attention? What can Mr X do to escape? 8. Gurus absorb karmic debts of students. The Guru suffers an illness for every major karmic debt absorbed. How is this possible? 9. How did Mughal Emperor Babar transfer half his lifeline to Humayun? What was the Karmic Debt for that? 10. The poignant case of children suffering an illness because of faulty genes, is it the karmic debt of the parent, ancestor, the racial originator, the Inhabiting Soul or a Soul Contract to experience the condition? Or a mix of all these? Or just random occurrence? If Random, will the Soul get a Karmic Reward of a perfect Body the next incarnation? Karma is the most complex topic in Philosophy. So many dimensions exist. If we need to learn this, we will learn more by sharing ideas than just nit-picking on semantics.
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posted September 16, 2011 01:09 PM
quote: Originally posted by iQ: We have studied there are 7 Hermetic Laws, what if there is an 8th,9th and 10th waiting to be discovered by her or anyone who thinks differently like her?
i completely agree with this...i don't even think it's a " what if" scenario... i believe that the coming changes will allow us to be more prepared to find the next segment of hidden knowledge and truths... quote: Originally posted by iQ: If you keep secrets and then blame others for being judgmental, well, that is definitely Self Sabotage in terms of learning.
am not entirely sure if the "you" in the above statement meant me directly or the general populas "you"... if at me directly allow me to elucidate... i don't keep secrets from those i trust and certainly wasn't blaming you directly for being judgemental - simply showing how some could perceive a slight when none was intended... as to my beliefs in regards to karma - they are fluid and simple... i do believe that at the most base level of understanding "as one reaps so shall he sow" is truth... we allow karma to assist in creating parameters for us so that our learning may be effected more rigidly and safely... but for each of us comes a time when our evolution goes beyond those parameters and we can begin to be proactive rather than reactive... our choice and life path not always directly linked to the punishment/reward aspect but rather the yearning to gain more quickly all forms of experience and knowledge... karma is a great teacher when we allow ourselves to go beyond the rigidness that seems to be there initially... i'm not sure that i like the image of the karma payback wheel either - to my mind it implies that our incarnation here is a punishment rather than an opportunity - something thrust upon us without our consent rather than embraced by our desire to know... i have difficulty in believing in the "Lords of Karma" - i think that this is simply a human craving to personify that which is sometimes beyond our comprehension... i also do not subscribe to the viewpoint that some have that the "sins of the father" have bearing on one's individual karma... i also do not believe that karma is immutable... i believe that this is also a human construct - a way for us to put limitations on a force that exceeds our current understanding... by creating this limitation we cause the aforementioned parameter... karma is one of many facets of a universe which is constantly changing and evolving... nothing in this universe is constant or static... if that were indeed the case there would be no need to eternally seek out new knowledge... karma is like a great river, sometimes flowing smoothly and straight... other times flowing wildly with sudden turns, turns which can bring you to the most exquisite or terrible of places - dependant upon the choices you make with your higher self... i believe in unconditional love and forgiveness as a way to help us grow beyond the first "chains" that bind us- this acceptance creating the foundation for the rest of the house to be built...
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posted September 16, 2011 01:23 PM
quote: Originally posted by iQ: deep analysis of Islam, Vedanta, Taoism, Buddhism, KJ Bible, Gnostic Scriptures, Kabbalah,Talmud, Tantra, Hermeticism, UFOlogy and a bit of Zoroastrianism. And of course, Astrological research.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma#Sikhism Sikhism In Sikhism, all living beings are described as being under the influence of maya's three qualities. Always present together in varying mix and degrees, these three qualities of maya bind the soul to the body and to the earth plane. Above these three qualities is the eternal time. Due to the influence of three modes of Maya's nature, jivas (individual beings) perform activities under the control and purview of the eternal time. These activities are called "karma". The underlying principle is that karma is the law that brings back the results of actions to the person performing them. Jainism In Jainism, "karma" conveys a totally different meaning from that commonly understood in Hindu philosophy and western civilization. In Jainism, karma is referred to as karmic dirt, as it consists of very subtle and microscopic particles (pudgala) that pervade the entire universe. Karmas are attracted to the karmic field of a soul due to vibrations created by activities of mind, speech, and body as well as various mental dispositions. Hence the karmas are the subtle matter surrounding the consciousness of a soul. When these two components (consciousness and karma) interact, we experience the life we know at present. Herman Kuhn, quoting from Tattvarthasutra, describes karmas as "a mechanism that makes us thoroughly experience the themes of our life until we gained optimal knowledge from them and until our emotional attachment to these themes falls off." quote: Originally posted by iQ: We have studied there are 7 Hermetic Laws, what if there is an 8th,9th and 10th waiting to be discovered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution "Endless forms, most beautiful, and most wonderful" quote: Originally posted by iQ:
1. Hermetic Masters know the art of being in two places at the same time by sending the Earth Element into a mental projection. If I play a prank on a projection, will it create Karma?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intent_%28law%29 Intent in law is the planning and desire to perform an act, to fail to do so, or to achieve a state of affairs. What was your intent? quote: Originally posted by iQ: 2. If I save a man from suicide, and he becomes a murderer next year, what would be my karmic debt? 3. If I do not take credit for saving him and say God saved him, would I attract karmic debts for his future crimes?
You helped him/her, However that man/woman is responsible for their actions period. You choose to help, he/she choose to do harm after that. They could have had a fresh start... It is on their shoulders. One is responsible for his/her deeds. Remember that howsoever you are played or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone, even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say, "But I was told by others to do thus," or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice. Remember that. -King Baldwin, Kingdom of Heaven quote: Originally posted by iQ: We have to still all the arms by slowing all of them down, non-reaction and non reaction and non-reaction till a near Zero Kelvin Temperature state of stillness is achieved.
Reactive/Non-Reactive can become the same act at the same time. In other words, the reactive/non-reactive pendulum of the mind is neutralized and remains in a state of economy, avoiding the ease of falling into either reaction or non-reaction. It is a space between spaces.
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posted September 16, 2011 11:51 PM
This 3D-dimensional aspect of karma reminds me of the movie-The Butterfly Effect.. It got me wondering if karma can give us access to time travel and help us redo our mistakes which had to serve grave consequences?? As in the case of choosing karmic debts to heal?Seems like Karma does give us many chances of creating a bettering our understanding of how we make choices in our life.Our everyday actions actions can make a difference for generations to come. shares the secret of a life of permanent purpose, where every decision and action you make in life matters, not only today, but for the future. When you understand that every action matters, every result of our actions immediately improves!When you watch the movie the central character tries several times to go back and redo his actions in a previous state for bettering the consequences of the present state in a very minute unhindered way but still the outcome proves to be disastrous to those involved around him no matter how hard he tries. In the end he eventually learns that the only way he could change the gruesome past is to let go of his true love in the present situation. He seems to have made a sacrifice beyond death. "In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions; where a small change at one place in a nonlinear system can result in large differences to a later state. The effect derives its name from the theoretical example of a hurricane's formation being contingent on whether or not a distant butterfly had flapped its wings several weeks before. Although the butterfly effect may appear to be an esoteric and unusual behavior, it is exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a ball placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position." IP: Logged |
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posted September 16, 2011 11:55 PM
Also I would like to know if Karmic debts can be analysed through our natal charts? If so will we know in which area we would have to work in improving our karmic debts? Is that the place of saturn?if so how and why? Specifically I know that saturn in the twelth house indicates A very highly evolved soul who is working towards diligently releasing karmic debts of his previous lifetimes by helping all those whom he has caused misery because of his actions.He will be fruitfull in his efforts in the end.How? Does it need a selfless sacrifce?IP: Logged |
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posted September 17, 2011 12:15 AM
Mblake that picture seems perfect- A balancing act between different dimensions..One wrong step could cause a severe blow to not only himself but the ones around him exixting in so many dimensions.Am I right in thinking so? This inter-dimentional quality feels new to me.if you abslolutely knew in your heart that everything you think, say and do affects your life and the lives of all those you interact with, would you make better choices? would you be more loving and considerate? would the choices you make be made with more purpose and conviction? IP: Logged |
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posted September 17, 2011 01:22 AM
IQ those musings seems bizzare without arrving at some kind of answers. Please tell us the answers.... 1.Can karmic debts be counted in terms of percentages?If so percentages of what? 2.Linear method of karmaic understanding is a degrading coz it makes us feel that we deserve our suffering right? and we do not think further of how to make the movement of the pendulum come to a halt. 3.If Karma can be corrected does it mean we have to make a slefless sacrifice in terms of making choices? 4.Since there are so many karma which has led to our present life how do we know which pendul to balance? It seems there are 98 or 147 types of karma in the Jain doctrine which can be broadly clasiified into 8 categories. This Theory of Karma is acceptable to all the three Indian philosophies viz. Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Below is a short description of Karma theory according to Jain philosophy. Of these the first four are called Ghatiya or of defiling types(destructive) in the sense that they tend to defile the real nature of soul; they do not allow its true properties to be manifested. The remaining four are called Aghatiya or of undefiling types. Though the soul has to bear their consequences, the operat ion of these Karmas does not come in the way of manifestation of its true properties.(Non-destructive) Each ne has subdidvisions which I have not shared here. Will provide the link. 1. Jnanavaraniya or Knowledge Obscuring Karma Soul has infinite capacity of knowing anything and everything. We however do not realize this capacity because the knowing property of the soul is obscured by the operation of this Karma.This type of Karma is acquired mainly by disregard of preceptors and of the sources of knowledge. 2.Darshanavaraniya or Perception Obscuring Karma Perceiving property of soul gets obscured by the operation of this Karma. This also does not reduce soul’s inherent capacity of perceiving, but restricts its manifestation. This Karma is acquired on account of absence of conviction and loss of faith in the tenets of truth. 3.Mohaniya or Deluding Karma The operation of this Karma deludes the soul by causing wrong perception. On account of this Karma soul fails to perceive the realities and tends to identify itself with the ephemeral body, its worldly connections, acquisitions etc. Thereby the soul happe ns to perceive the comforts or discomforts of the body and its environments as its own happiness or misery. One feels pleased when such situations are comfortable and strives to maintain them as such. If the situations are not comfortable, he strives hard to change them to his liking and indulges in different types of defilements, when something does not happen to his liking. This arises from our basic ignorance on account of which our Self is smeared with defilements and we indulge in craving and aversion. 4.Antaraya or obstructing Karma By the operation of this Karma we experience obstacles or obstructions in our effort of Self realization or in our intention to do something good. It would be possible to conceive of such obstructions arising when we get ready for undertaking some good or desirable activity like charity, extending help to others, enjoying any situation etc. 5.5) Vedaniya or situation conferring Karma By operation of this Karma a living being is endowed with comfortable or uncomfortable situations. Previous good deeds result in this Karma being Shatavedaniya or one that can be undergone with the feelings of happiness and pleasure; evil actions result i n this Karma being Ashatavedaniya or one that can be experienced with the feelings of unhappiness and miseries. Every one tries to be happy. One however hardly gets results in proportion to his efforts. Only so called lucky ones succeed and get happiness. That apparently inexplicable phenomenon is witnessed on account of the operation of this Karma. 6.Aayu or life span determining Karma As the name suggests, this Karma determines the life span of any particular being. It is not normally possible for any being to live longer or shorter than the period fixed by this Karma. This is irrespective of divine, human, animal or infernal life. The re are however exceptional cases where persons endowed with special achievements can reduce the life span by bearing the destined consequences in a shorter period. This is known as Udirana. 7) Naam or physique determining Karma By the operation of this Karma it is decided what type of body, mind, intellect etc. a living being will have. What we call Gati or state is also decided by this Karma. Divine, human, animal or plant life and infernal life are the four states in which the worldly souls get born from time to time depending upon this Karma. 8) Gotra or status determining Karma A living being is born in a particular type of family by the operation of this Karma. One is born in a noble or high status or religiously oriented family by virtue of good Karmas. By indulging in evil Karmas, one has to be born in a low status or not religiously oriented family. ....I myself have to try to understand it in depth. IP: Logged |
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posted September 17, 2011 01:54 AM
Wanted to share the buddhist fundamentals of karma also. karma can be of two varieties - wholesome karma or good karma and unwholesome karma or bad karma. In order that we should not misunderstand this description of karma, it is useful for us to look at the original term. In this case, it is kushala or akushala karma, karma that is wholesome or unwholesome. In order that we understand how these terms are being used, it is important that we know the real meaning of kushala and akushala. Kushala means intelligent or skilful, whereas akushala means not intelligent, not skilful. This helps us to understand how these terms are being used, not in terms of good and evil but in terms of skilful and unskilful, in terms of intelligent and unintelligent, in terms of wholesome and unwholesome. Now how wholesome and how unwholesome? Wholesome in the sense that those actions which are beneficial to oneself and others, those actions that spring not out of desire, ill-will and ignorance, but out of renunciation, loving-kindness and compassion, and wisdom. Buddha on Karma- One may ask how does one know whether an action that is wholesome or unwholesome will produce happiness or unhappiness. The answer is time will tell. The Buddha Himself answered the question. He has explained that so long as an unwholesome action does not bear its fruit of suffering, for so long a foolish person will consider that action good. But when that unwholesome action bears its fruit of suffering then he will realize that the action is unwholesome. Similarly, so long as a wholesome action does not bear its fruit of happiness, a good person may consider that action unwholesome. When it bears its fruit of happiness, then he will realize that the action is good. So one needs to judge wholesome and unwholesome action from the point of view of long-term effect. Very simply, whole-some actions result in eventual happiness for oneself and others, while unwholesome actions have the opposite result, they result in suffering for oneself and others. Let us understand the above-
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posted September 17, 2011 01:56 AM
Specifically, the unwholesome actions which are to be avoided relate to the three doors or means of action, and these are body, speech and mind. There are three unwholesome actions of the body, four of speech and three of mind that are to be avoided. The three unwholesome actions of body that are to be avoided are killing, stealing and sexual misconduct. The four unwholesome actions of speech that are to be avoided are lying, slander, harsh speech and malicious gossip. The three unwholesome actions of mind that are to be avoided are greed, anger and delusion. By avoiding these ten unwholesome actions we will avoid their consequences. The unwholesome actions have suffering as their fruit. The fruit of these unwholesome actions can take various forms. The fully ripened fruit of the unwholesome actions consists of rebirth in the lower realms, in the realms of suffering - hell, hungry ghosts and animals. If these unwholesome actions are not sufficient to result in rebirth in these lower realms, they will result in unhappiness in this life as a human being. Here we can see at work the principle of a cause resulting in a similar effect. For example, habitual killing which is motivated by ill-will and anger and which results in the taking of the life of other beings will result in rebirth in the hells where one’s experience is saturated by anger and ill-will and where one may be repeatedly killed. If killing is not sufficiently habitual or weighty to result in rebirth in the hells, killing will result in shortened life as a human being, separation from loved ones, fear or paranoia. Here too we can see how the effect is similar to the cause. Killing shortens the life of others, deprives others of their loved ones and so forth, and so if we kill we will be liable to experience these effects. Similarly, stealing which is borne of the defilement of desire may lead to rebirth as a hungry ghost where one is totally destitute of desired objects. If it does not result in rebirth as a ghost, it will result in poverty, dependence upon others for one’s livelihood and so forth. Sexual misconduct results in martial distress or unhappy marriages.While unwholesome actions produce unwholesome results - suffering, wholesome actions produce wholesome results - happiness. One can interpret wholesome actions in two ways. One can simply regard wholesome actions as avoiding the unwholesome actions, avoiding killing, stealing, sexual misconduct and the rest. Or one can speak of wholesome actions in positive terms. Here one can refer to the list of whole-some actions that includes generosity, good conduct, meditation, reverence, service, transference of merits, rejoicing in the merit of others, hearing the Dharma, teaching the Dharma and straightening of one’s own views. Just as unwholesome actions produce suffering, these wholesome actions produce benefits. Again effects here are similar to the actions. For example, generosity results in wealth. Hearing of the Dharma results in wisdom. The wholesome actions have as their consequences similar wholesome effects just as unwholesome actions have similar unwholesome effects. IP: Logged | |