Karma........ ( Archived) (53)

Might just do that Vinny

Did you here about that guy a few weeks ago.
His numbers came up on the lottery, I think
it was a few million. After checking and
re-checking, joyous celebrations followed.
It turned out the newsagent had give him
a ticket for the Wednesday draw instead of
the Saturday draw.
Now that is what you call bad luck.

Another five weeks in plaster Vinney.

I'd kill the newsagent and pay for it in another life I hope.........

Five weeks.......

You will have your own path beatin in the dales when you eventually get it removed i'd say.......

Fate is in our hands ---- A Parable

In a time long past, there was an old monk who, through diligent practice, had attained a certain degree of spiritual penetration.

He had a young novice who was about eight years old. One day the monk looked at the boy's face and saw there that he would die within the next few months. Saddened by this he told the boy to take a long holiday and go and visit his parents. 'Take your time, don't hurry back, as he felt the boy should be with his family when he died.

Three months later to the monks astonishment he saw the boy walking up the mountain. When he arrived he looked intently at the boy's face and saw now that he would live to a rip old age.

Tell me everything you saw and did on your travels said the monk.
So the boy started to tell of his journey down the mountain. He told of villages and towns he had passed through, of rivers forded and mountains climbed.

One day he came upon a stream in flood...as he was trying to cross he saw a colony of ants had become trapped on a small island formed by the flooding stream. Moved by compassion he got a branch and held it to the island and then reached for the bank. The boy held the branch steadily until every ant was across safely.

'So' thought the old monk to himself, 'that is why the Gods have lengthened his days.'

I do believe in karma, yes.

I am not going to pretend that I know alot about the technical definitions of it, because I dont, but I do definately believe in trying to do good deeds and being kind to other people, and being true to yourself and your conscience.

I have done a certain amount of reading about buddhism and taoism, and although I am not particularly religious, I do try to follow the concepts laid out in these belief systems. It can be extremely testing sometimes, and sometimes I "fall off the path", but as soon as I can, I climb back on.

"What goes around, comes around?" - well, I sincerely hope so.

Nice thread, Vinny

So if I go out and do something nice, something will happen to me......

Does anyone just think that good things happen, bad things happen.....They can happen to good or bad people.........and we just use these cliches to help explain and reassure people......

buddhism.kalachakranet.org/karma

Good morning, Vinny.
I believe that what goes around does come around. I always have. Even when someone is nasty to me, or purposely mistreats me. I "try" really hard not to let it make me angry to the point where I lash out at them.

I know that when I try and get even it always back fires, and something big goes wrong in my life.

I believe in God, and I just ask him to handle it for me. And walk away as fast as I can. Because I do have a nasty temper.

Hi Wendy.........

Good to see you and hope Chuck is doing well.........

It makes a lot more sense to me that someone who believes in Karma is also Religous and I can really respect that. It ties in with what we are taught as children and helps us handle ourselves in times of stress..........

And I think whoever gets a round house slap off you would really deserve it.........

Two quotes....

The scars you acquire by exercising courage will never make you feel inferior....

Wink at small faults remember thou hast great ones....