Sin & Forgiveness
October 27, 2015 at 5:34 am
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2015 at 6:14 am by miaharun.)
(October 26, 2015 at 4:27 pm)Rhythm Wrote: -and then there's the rape sentencing to consider......... You know, it might be good to know a little bit about this karma stuff. I don't think I'd mind coming back as a baboon, it would be fun to be a dog. Hell, I'd take being an African over both, even a starving one. However, I don't wan't to push that last old lady out in the street, or swipe one too many lollipops, and end up getting reamed by an otherwise swell guy named Steve on account of it. I guess that;s another thing we'd have to take into consideration, though. I'm going to call it "karmic tolerance". It has to be a variable amongst individual human beings. I wonder, how does karma know when the punishment fails to exceed the karmic tolerance of the punished? Say Pol Pot, for whatever reason, wanted to be an actual pot. If karma brought him back -as- a pot, punishment for being Pol Pot, is it achieving it's stated goal?
Sir forget this karma for a little. It will automatically happen. That is if one believes in it.
Your a person who doesn't believe in anything. Your a person who believes what you see and feel with your sensors (eyes, ears,nose,tongue,body and mind) . I use these thoughts to live my life as a good person. Regardless or Karma or any magic force.
1. Killing is wrong
2. Stealing is wrong
3. Adultery is wrong
4. Lying is wrong
5. Consuming drinks or drugs is wrong.
These are the very basic and I break two of those once in a while and I have no higher power forgiving me for that. Namely number 4 and 5. These are not rules laid upon Buddhists. They are merely a guidance.
I also practice these four called Brahmavihara. I think these are moral practices.
1. Love and kindness. Be kind, generous and love with no strings attached.
2. Compassion. Feel sorry and have a thought that things will be better for that person or being.
3. Equality. Treat everyone equally. All people including me has faults. Respect and treat them as you would like to be treated.
4. You celebrate others' joy. Be happy for other people. Their accomplishments , their dreams etc. genuinely be happy for them.
Karma may or may not happen. But isn't the way I live at least give some marks in your book ? Isn't living righteous a good thing regardless of happens to us in the end ? I'm certainly not asking you to consider this "mumbo jumbo-in your perspective". I'm just telling you on which basis I live and what are your thoughts on it.
(October 27, 2015 at 5:06 am)robvalue Wrote: I wouldn't even call it a coincidence. He did a bunch of illegal stuff and finally got found out. I don't see why there is the need for any greater mystery.
Good analogy sir. But why did he get caught ? What stopped him from doing all the mischief under the sun. Who or what decides that time frame in which he gets caught.
"No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path" - Gautama Buddha
