The Dalai Lama on Karma and How To Get Some Of The Good Stuff
Here's a quote on the importance of action from His Holiness:
Some people misunderstand the concept of karma. They take the Buddha's doctrine of the law of causality to mean that all is predetermined, that there is nothing the individual can do. This is a total misunderstanding. The very term karma or action is a term of active force, which indicates that future events are within your hands. Since action is a phenomenon that is committed by a person, a living being, it is within your own hands whether or not you engage in actions.
The Dalai Lama's "Instructions For Life" lists out 20 ways to "get good karma":1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
- Respect for self
- Respect for others
- Responsibility for all your actions
