{"id":192,"date":"2019-11-15T01:04:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dying-and-death-reflections.com\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2020-02-07T17:40:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T07:40:08","slug":"cause-effect-karma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dying-and-death-reflections.com\/index.php\/cause-effect-karma\/","title":{"rendered":"[3] Karma: Cause & Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is wise for us to contemplate that the quality of our\nlife is fully determined by the quality of our behavior. Our thoughts,\nfeelings, speech, and actions, virtuous and non-virtuous, create the intricate\npatterns of our life experience.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We ourselves create the causes for our own happiness or\nour own suffering<\/em>. When we understand the unwholesome, non-virtuous actions\nthat cause suffering, we can eliminate those causes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we understand the wholesome, virtuous actions which\nbring happiness and benefit to ourselves and others, we can cultivate those\ncauses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must begin by acknowledging that our situation in\nlife is the result of our own actions<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karma and its results are certain and unfailing. Karma is\nthe inevitable results which come directly from specific causes. Positive\nactions<\/em> of body, speech, and mind will always bring the positive\nresult of some form of happiness and benefit. Negative actions<\/em> of\nbody, speech, and mind will always bring the negative result of some form of\nsuffering.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karma and its results are exactly like a seed and its fruit.\nIf we plant the seed of a sweet fruit, this is exactly what the seed will\nproduce. If we plant the seed of a poisonous fruit, this is exactly what this\nseed will produce as well. Karma works in the same way. If we act negatively,\nthe seeds of our actions will produce the fruit (experience) of their kind. If\nwe act in kind and virtuous ways, the seeds of these actions will also produce\nthe positive fruit of their kind.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even a very small seed can grow into a large tree. In this\nsame way, just a small negative action can bring a large amount of suffering if\nit is not purified. An apparently small and insignificant positive action can\nbring a great amount of happiness. A specific action leads to a specific\nresult.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actions not engaged, will not bring results. If the cause\nhas not been created, the effect will not be experienced.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An action done is not lost and will definitely ripen and\nbring a result.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negative actions to be abandoned are killing, stealing,\nsexual misconduct, lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, idle gossip,\ncovetousness, malice, and wrong views of reality.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By understanding karma, by purifying our delusion and\nnegativity, and by engaging in virtuous behavior, we change the entire course\nof our life experience and move swiftly toward liberation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we use adversity as an opportunity for developing\ncompassion, wisdom, and love, the purification of our karma will be rapid and\nprofound.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closely examine the karmic circumstances in your life. Consider deeply that there is a continuum, an interconnection between your present life, your previous lives, and your future lives. Observe your present thoughts, feelings, speech, and actions. Use this observation as a precise indication of what you are creating for your future experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Used with permission from Neil Cohen, Naljor Prison Dharma Service (https:\/\/sourcepointglobaloutreach.org\/naljor-<\/a>prison-dharma-service\/<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above text was taken from the publication entitled “The Heart of Dharma Collection”.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To download a book entitled INSIGHTS INTO KARMA: The Law of Cause and Effect<\/strong>, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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