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Author: Oropan |
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Date Posted: 04:52:30 11/12/07 Mon In reply to: L. 's message, "Re: I pay my credit card balance in full every month" on 18:17:22 11/11/07 Sun The action I take is to NOT ENABLE people to become deadbeats and dependent lazy bums. >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 ] |