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.]