many practitioners see karma as a mystic teaching and put little emphasis on that. so did i. yet, as i discovered, it's quite important.
what is karma? it decides our lives. it is a law a human can not defy. it is a law a buddha can break.
what is it? since it is breakable, it's of our creation. how?
i did a stupid thing. now my friend is bothered. i think of it, thus i am bothered as well. i am no good. what am i to do? when we meet, i can not say right words. i'm no good. it continues until i recognise the err and revert.
karma is a thought. every thought dictates our fate. that is why practice is this moment.
to stop thought is a skill that takes long and thorough effort. yet, to watch thoughts is something anyone can right away. what karma have you built today? perhaps it's the time to change it.
good luck.
mickael
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We "put down" our karma when we no longer "attach" to our impulses, thoughts, feelings, and intentions. When we regard these mental occurrences as simply actors in a play, then we can enjoy the play but not believe that it is real, not even for a moment. Then we become free of karma.
Easier said than done, but we can do it if we pay attention!
that's the idea. :)
also, if we pay attention to the sources of these impulses, they will fade.
good luck.
mickael
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