A
Karma is
Definite
The Spiritual
Friend/s or Teacher/s
"Our perfect Teacher
teaches that ....."
Everything action is
a causal seed that inevitably results in happiness or suffering.
Good begets happiness. Bad begets
suffering.
(
While contemplating the above, do 108 times mantra of your
Yidam - Chenrezig, Tara, Yamantaka or others. Or you can do the
mantras until you feel the topic has firmly been internalised in
your mind !! )
B
Karma is determined by
Motivation
"Our perfect Teacher teaches that
....."
Results of action/s
are affected by Motivation. Good Motivation begets happiness. Bad
Motivation begets
suffering.
(
While contemplating the above, do 108 times mantra of your
Yidam - Chenrezig, Tara, Yamantaka or others. Or you can do the
mantras until you feel the topic has firmly been internalised in
your mind !! )
C
Karma is
affected by the Object
"Our perfect Teacher
teaches that ....."
The Object/s towards which we
direct our actions determine the 'scale' and 'depth' of Karmic
results. Karmic actions related to the Gurus, Buddhas, Dharma and
Sangha will yield 'strong' results.
(
While contemplating the above, do 108 times mantra of your
Yidam - Chenrezig, Tara, Yamantaka or others. Or you can do the
mantras until you feel the topic has firmly been internalised in
your mind !! )
D
Karma is affected by the
'Length of Time'
"Our perfect Teacher
teaches that ....."
The longer the
length of time lapses before Karma ripens, the 'stronger' will be
the results.
(
While contemplating the above, do 108 times mantra of your
Yidam - Chenrezig, Tara, Yamantaka or others. Or you can do the
mantras until you feel the topic has firmly been internalised in
your mind !! )
E
What to
adopt
"Our perfect Teacher
teaches that ....."
Happiness results
from the below:
( 3 of Mind
)
-
Wisdom
-
Love and
Kindness
-
'Un-Attachment' [ as opposed to Greed and Grasping
]
( 4 of Speech
)
-
Truthful speech
-
Uplifting-Kind speech
-
Speech that reconciles, not separate
-
Meaningful speech
( 3 of
Bodily-actions )
-
To give-protect life
-
To practise generosity
-
To be morally-prudent in relationship-sexual
issues
(
While contemplating the above, do 108 times mantra of your
Yidam - Chenrezig, Tara, Yamantaka or others. Or you can do the
mantras until you feel the topic has firmly been internalised in
your mind !! )
F
What to
avoid
"Our perfect Teacher
teaches that ....."
Sufferings results
from the below:
( 3 of Mind
)
-
Ignorance
-
Hatred-Anger
-
Greed-Attachment
( 4 of Speech
)
-
Untruthful speech
-
Harsh-hurtful speech
-
Speech separates relationships-people
-
Meaningless speech
( 3 of
Bodily-actions )
-
To kill-take life
-
To steal
-
To be improper in relationship-sexual matters
(
While contemplating the above, do 108 times mantra of your
Yidam - Chenrezig, Tara, Yamantaka or others. Or you can do the
mantras until you feel the topic has firmly been internalised in
your mind !! )
G
Two of some
of the most effective karma-purifying
strategies
"Our perfect Teacher
teaches that ....."
These are two of
some of the most effective methods of purifying negative karmas.
Even the 'Five Heinous Karmas' are totally purified with these
'Four Powers' conjoined with the two strategies.
ONE
Prostrations to the
35 Confession Buddhas
TWO
Vajrasattva Practice
with the 'Four Powers'
Do the Vajrasattva
100 Syllable Mantra or Vajrasattva Short Mantra
OR
Reciting any
mantras, sutras while relying on the respective authentic
practice-text/s.
( These 2 texts are
avialable via requests @ [email protected] )
'First
Power'
Regret ¨C Knowing
that the negative action/s will yield suffering and
pain.
'Second
Power'
Never to re-commit
the negative action/s.
'Third
Power'
Do the 'opposite' of
the negative action/s. Eg: Now I give and protect lives instead of
killing.
'Fourth
Power'
Relying on
Vajrasattva, the 35 Confession Buddhas or any holy
practices.
(
While contemplating the above, adopt and practice them
!! )
[ Here ends
the main points dealing with the Fifth Topic of the Lam Rim
teachings. Firmly do it till it becomes your
mind.]