Ven. Robina Courtin - Karma : We Create Our Own Reality 

Sorc what does she mean?

@@jayangli Simple. Don't give up. Don't give up on yourself. Don't stop working on yourself. Keep learning, keep growing. Don't give up. That's my interpretation.

Where In-person? This is my first time listening .

Words don't teach.

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It is very logical and transparent :) but disagree with her re bad and good things a bit, But I think people ARE moved by Kindness, Goodness, etc. We behold and thereby come conscious of the Truer, Human Spirit. Moreover, deep inside ourselves, we have an intuion of Nirvana, or Buddha Nature, we have an intuition that there is something ultimately Good. That's why we want to take up Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness, or whatever the like it is; and at enlightenment we know that life is itself inherently happy, at its essence maybe; and these things are tools that might help realise it On the other hand, sure we want a pleasant life and it is natural to choose more agreeable things, but we should question our assumptions like we should do everything. But I suppose she is focusing on that inner 'mosnter' within us, as she refers to it later on. But yeah we have a spoiled ego! I do agree absolutely that karma is basically about our own seeds every moment! We forge it each moment is a very lively and diret waty to see it! But the only thing we can really control, actually have a choice with, sometimes anyay, for me, is attitude, and that makes a big difference. We can only observe tendencies and reason with them maybe. Repression is no-good, for me, for we repress our own Life-force (-which can alsomgive you cancer! Prob better to be an alive sinner than a dead saint for me; but would like to be alive and a good person, real and pleasant - both and)

Good point,I think in some ways this is a remnant of what is called speciesism that is within some Buddhist thinking ( I am a Buddhist for 20 years, precepts, vows etc). .it's a misguided position that sees animals as "lower". As a practioner I see karma/vipaka as applying to humans rather than animals. Dogs don't hold thoughts of malice, anger etc so they have no negative karma to work on..I am not so sure we can be reborn as dogs,cats,pigs etc but certainly in lower realms of humanity or hell realms. I don't accept that animals suffering unimaginable cruelty in factory farms and slaughter houses are their for their own Past negative actions. ..

When the karma that created the cause of your animal rebirth has been used up. Like a fuel tank in a car.

No, you get treated and put yourself out of misery.

Zuzanna Symonowicz --26:28. got some aversion to darling and sweet heart there honey. Care for mindy and cindy and john instead? But, Whose issue is that? Catching on...?

Loving and endearing terms . .

Karma is a natural law. What do you mean it doesn't exist, and how do you know this?

@@lah6739 Who is there, who exists to pay the debt? There is only one playing. What debt is owed to itself? Experience is all there is. No judgement.