tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735806083613637800.post8360495442895335372..comments2018-08-13T05:32:38.490-07:00Comments on Reflections on Infinite Space: Verse 2.4 — freedom from karmaKen McLeodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15876529036315470763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735806083613637800.post-9218393499122476662014-11-15T10:25:35.098-08:002014-11-15T10:25:35.098-08:00Where do I start? The habit of trying to make or t...Where do I start? The habit of trying to make or transcend "karma" is so strong. 10 minutes of daily meditation may not be enough to change the habits.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500026947323436408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735806083613637800.post-15288910141976767772014-11-13T06:06:54.480-08:002014-11-13T06:06:54.480-08:00I so agree with this:
"To claim that one is ...I so agree with this: <br />"To claim that one is free of karma is equivalent to the claim that one is free of gravity. In outer space, perhaps, but on this planet, if you step off a building, you hit the ground hard. As long as you are alive in this world, your thoughts, words and deeds shape how you experience yourself, the world and life, no matter who you are or what you may have experienced."<br />There is much ridiculous magical thinking around the term 'karma'.Mrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108365466742911474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735806083613637800.post-74180435797667493192014-11-10T10:16:49.379-08:002014-11-10T10:16:49.379-08:00Ken, I have always liked how you have approached t...Ken, I have always liked how you have approached the matter of karma. Kalu Rinpoche's take is also to be admired given the often near deterministic treatment that karma is given in some Tibetan schools. <br /><br />For me, one of the take home messages of karma is that we should not think we can act without consequence. In modern western society compartmentalised thinking often ignores interconnection and emphasies freedom of choice but not responsibility. I see karma as a message to take responsbility for the effects our choices have on both ourselves and others. <br /><br />However, within that, seeing our action as good or evil is unhelpful and even restrictive (I am a 'good' person gives something to live up to). Better to act according to what arises and what is needed in each moment.<br /><br />As ever, much to contemplate here. Thank you.EndlessRiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621185559942365834noreply@blogger.com