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MUNDANE ASTROLOGY
12th HOUSE
Mysterious Occult
Cause and effect
~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.com/s/xzq79
To expect happiness without giving up negative action
is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned.
Of course, no one actually wants to suffer, to be sick, to be cold or hungry
- but as long as we continue to indulge in wrong doing
we will never put an end to suffering.
Likewise, we will never achieve happiness, except
through positive deeds, words, and thoughts.
Positive action is something we have to cultivate ourselves;
it can be neither bought nor stolen, and
no one ever stumbles on it just by chance.
– Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
from the book "The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones"
ISBN: 978-0877734932
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
that '...karmas...' aka '...actions...' lead to consequences
then '...clean slates...' are theoretical
ONLY because we simply cannot remember what they did
is not forgiveness!
BECAUSE
if we cannot remember the "...bad..." the person did to us, then
we are only being nice to them
because we have a poor memory
– and that's easy!
forgiving someone EVEN IF we remember precisely
the awful things that person did to us
is the meaning of forgiveness.
Whereas, NOT forgiving someone because we can remember precisely
the bad stuff that person did to us is “...bearing a grudge...”
and
is a dangerous state of mind
because
it can lead to thoughts of “...taking revenge..."
We may think we are '...entitled...'
or
'...justified...'
to '...take revenge...'
BUT
our thinking may be flawed!
the woman was unhappy
NOT because she had a good memory
but because of her reaction to memories.
given the theory that '...karmas...' aka '...actions...' are basically
the causes of effects
THEN suffering/non-suffering occurs for that reason
If a mango seed is planted then a mango tree will grow
– when the right conditions are in place.
If grass seed is planted then grass will grow
– when the right conditions are in place.
.
12th HOUSE
Mysterious Occult
Cause and effect
~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
https://justdharma.com/s/xzq79
To expect happiness without giving up negative action
is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned.
Of course, no one actually wants to suffer, to be sick, to be cold or hungry
- but as long as we continue to indulge in wrong doing
we will never put an end to suffering.
Likewise, we will never achieve happiness, except
through positive deeds, words, and thoughts.
Positive action is something we have to cultivate ourselves;
it can be neither bought nor stolen, and
no one ever stumbles on it just by chance.
– Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
from the book "The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones"
ISBN: 978-0877734932
translated by Padmakara Translation Group
If one accepts
that '...karmas...' aka '...actions...' lead to consequences
then '...clean slates...' are theoretical
forgiving a person
ONLY because we simply cannot remember what they did
is not forgiveness!
BECAUSE
if we cannot remember the "...bad..." the person did to us, then
we are only being nice to them
because we have a poor memory
– and that's easy!
forgiving someone EVEN IF we remember precisely
the awful things that person did to us
is the meaning of forgiveness.
Whereas, NOT forgiving someone because we can remember precisely
the bad stuff that person did to us is “...bearing a grudge...”
and
is a dangerous state of mind
because
it can lead to thoughts of “...taking revenge..."
We may think we are '...entitled...'
or
'...justified...'
to '...take revenge...'
BUT
our thinking may be flawed!
the woman was unhappy
NOT because she had a good memory
but because of her reaction to memories.
given the theory that '...karmas...' aka '...actions...' are basically
the causes of effects
THEN suffering/non-suffering occurs for that reason
If a mango seed is planted then a mango tree will grow
– when the right conditions are in place.
If grass seed is planted then grass will grow
– when the right conditions are in place.
.
