...only do that one thing.
Buddhista egyházam hivatalos oldalán találtam egy kitűnő cikket. Egy az egyben közvetítem számotokra.
"Since most people are not aware of their karma, they cannot connect the
dots between cause and effect. Only sometimes, when results happen
immediately after the cause—for example, when we put our finger into
boiling water—are we able to connect those dots and learn the lesson.
With karma, we only have a choice: either karma is controlling us, or we
are controlling our karma. We practice to be in charge of our lives and
help others: I control my karma; my karma does not control me.
When
we control our karma, we can change it. Most karma is lingering karma,
“leftover” karma. This lingering karma is the most difficult to fix,
because it is created by very small, insignificant actions repeated
every day. We keep repeating and repeating some actions or thoughts over
a long time, and in the end, we get the big result of those actions.
Surprise! If we really look closely, we will see that big karmic results
were created by some kind of lingering karma. So it’s important to be
aware of our daily, small habits.
If we want to change our karma,
we’ve got to understand our habits first. The next step is to attain
that understanding. Being aware that we have some negative habits is the
first step, but it is not enough. Understanding can’t help. Attaining
the habit means this understanding has some energy. Only then are we
able to decide, “I’m going to change it!” After we make a strong
decision, we need to have a method of how to change it.
The
skillful way to start the whole process is to create what Charles Duhigg
calls a “keystone habit.” This one new habit can start a domino effect
of changing not only one but many habits over time.
Don’t worry about
the rest of our karma— only do that one thing. If we try to change too
many things at once, we fail. For the Zen student, nothing could be a
better keystone habit than the habit of meditating first thing in the
morning. In the morning, everyone’s willpower is the strongest. While
sitting still and by simply breathing with the lower belly, we can
recharge our willpower battery. There is no way to change ourselves if
we have a weak center, that is, if our willpower battery is depleted.
So
let’s start our day with some practice, just 10 minutes every morning.
Over time, this one small habit of 10 minutes meditation every morning
will trigger a domino effect of positive changes in our life. Zen Master
Ko Bong used to say, “Don’t worry about your karma; just make a habit
of strong practicing.” ( https://kwanumzen.org/teaching-blog/2022/2/21/controlling-our-karma?utm_sq=gzlk4lam3s )
Mi legyen ez az új gyakorlat?
Ebben a nagyképű és felettébb önérzetes világban, ahol mindenki hozzászól, én úgy döntöttem kérdezni fogok, s csak kérdésre válaszolok.
Lehet, megölnek érte? Vagy épp hálásak?
Mivel "karmán kívül esik" nem tudhatom még...
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