Guest guest Posted April 19, 1999 Report Share Posted April 19, 1999 At 08:22 PM 4/19/99 -0500, you wrote: >"Phillip Burton" <p_burton > (snip) > >"Belief" is totally irrelevant. One believes when one has ulterior motives. Motiveless, (n)one flows with Life, and the necessary work is >done by Life. > Yes. One believes when one has motives, period. This was a good reminder for me today, a day I find myself examining certain beliefs. Sometimes it's difficult to distinguish between imprinted beliefs and thoughts that simply flow thru me. I have discovered I can tell the difference between them by noticing which ones I try to hang on to. I'm also noticing, looking deeper, that it is also important to distinguish whether one is responding to the 'thoughts' of another, or rather responding to the personality of another, or beliefs/attitudes about them based on past engagements. Good gracias! So many opportunitities to stay asleep. So seductive the resistance to Truth... to continue to nod unawares in the realm of Karma. Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 1999 Report Share Posted April 20, 1999 >I do not believe in Karma. The important element of that statement is >"believe." It's the same for reincarnation. All of the traditional >explanations of these issues amount to "just words." I understand that >"Karma" is a concept about action and the fruits of action, about work and >it's result, about cause and effect. If one follows the word of the Avatar >Krishna, one ceases to act in view of possible results, and therefore Karma >loses its sting. There is simply action, in which actor, act, and >consequence are one. >When an emergency situation prevails, do you stop to consider the doctrines >and explanations of Karma? Or do you just act adequately to the need of >.the moment, without thought of reward? The explanations arise when people >have too much time on their hands. >"Belief" is totally irrelevant. One believes when one has ulterior >motives. Motiveless, (n)one flows with Life, and the necessary work is >done by Life. Hi Phil: I'm curious what do you believe determines the 'necessary work' that is done by Life? Linda .... Phil ... <p_burton "Consciousness Unbound" <http://www.austintx.net/pbek/index.html> "Uma_verse" <//Uma_verse> ------ You can now easily share photos and documents with your fellow list members http://www.ONElist.com Check out our homepage for details on how to use our new shared files feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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