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Date Posted: 18:17:22 11/11/07 Sun In reply to: Oropan 's message, "I pay my credit card balance in full every month" on 05:21:37 11/08/07 Thu Good then, you are part of the 1/5th of Americans that can afford to pay your bills and still meet your basic living needs. It still does not speak for the economic integrity in the U.S. which is actually the topic for discussion. Karma Yoga is the path of action based on the Law of Karma, where a) action is unavoidable and b) the results of an action becomes a cause for another present and/or future action. Deciding not to act is an action in itself. Actions are performed at the mental and physical levels in the form of thoughts, speech and actions. In fact, all of creation is a serious of actions, or changing processes. We all have within us energies to help humanity and all living beings. Through helping, we aid our own healing and growth. Every form of work which becomes our lot can serve as an action of liberation from desire, tension, anger, jealousy, hatred, greed, fears, and lust. Our acts become a form of worship to The Great Spirit (as manifested in our higher, ego less self) if they are performed with love and in the spirit of service, without any expectations of receiving something in return. Each act becomes a process of cleansing, a way of refining and eliminating our problems. We create negative Karma (problems) by imposing expectations or demands (in exchange for our services). These expectations and demands eventually lead to resentment, fear and hatred, especially when the other party cannot meet them. When we work to serve others (thus serving our Higher Selves as opposed to the ego self), we must remain unattached to the results of our actions and without any expectations. We want nothing but to serve; therefore, we have no reason to fear or hate or to become angry. When our actions are performed with the right mental attitude, skillfully, and out of devotion and love, our actions become spontaneous expressions of love rather than an expressions of fear or competition or jealousy. Thus, we are then truly serving our Higher Selves and The Great Spirit. Service to others is service to our Higher Selves. This service is true Karma yoga that frees us from our past Karma while precluding the creation of new Karma, resulting in our Moksha or liberation/freedom from Karma. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: I pay my credit card balance in full every month | Oropan | 04:52:30 11/12/07 Mon |