karma boils down to; the cause and effects of habits/impressions,
which is itself, the habit perpetuating itself which is the foundation of the ego, so to break the karma/ego/habit it takes awareness, a conscious effort to stay out of the vicious cycle On Aug 2, 4:08 pm, Bob1357 <[email protected]> wrote: > So they are the effect caused by dualistic based actions and/or > decisions? > Kind of like the butterfly effect ............... loosely. > > On Aug 2, 6:05 pm, roomsearching <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Karma is basically actions which tend to send your life into a rollercoaster > > ride of epic proportions. > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Bob1357 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Good answer................ interesting. > > > Never looked much into Karma, don't know much about it. > > > > On Aug 2, 5:55 pm, Rodger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Karma is the asking,'is that what karma really is?' > > > > > On Aug 2, 5:34 pm, Bob1357 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Rodger > > > > > > I'll chew on your last post tonight. > > > > > That's a lot of questions to answer all at once. > > > > > > Not that it really matters but, out of curiosity. > > > > > "Even if you choose to make the unconscious decision of just repeating > > > > > the same old habits (karma)" > > > > > Is that what Karma really is? > > > > > > On Aug 2, 3:52 pm, Rodger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > All you can say,Bob,is ... I am not past this concept.You cannot say > > > > > > you will not pass it.Never do you choose your path.Never did you > > > will > > > > > > your path. > > > > > > The concept of free will has come upon you or has not.That you have > > > > > > free will has come upon you or has not. > > > > > > If one must choose,one chooses.Can one refuse to choose?Is that > > > > > > refusal to choose a choice? > > > > > > When one chooses one chooses between. > > > > > > What does one choose between? > > > > > > What one is aware of or what one is unaware of? > > > > > > Can one choose what one is unaware of? > > > > > > Or does one simply become aware? > > > > > > > Are you aware of having made the choice to become aware? > > > > > > If you are,were/are you not already aware? > > > > > > > Choices are limited. > > > > > > > On Aug 2, 2:52 pm, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Bob1357 wrote: > > > > > > > > I can not get past the concept that my "life's course" if you > > > will, is > > > > > > > > predetermined. > > > > > > > > at all times you have free will, even if you choose > > > > > > > to make the unconscious decision of just repeating > > > > > > > the same old habits (karma)
