very well put... i was trying to find a way to word it in a similar way that you did...
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah. I favor that. Doing things because they are good in and of > themselves is the only real way to do it. If you do it any other way, > you're just doing it to get something back from God or from someone else. > > Dennis G. > - New Zealand > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]]*on Behalf Of *paul annen > *Sent:* 26 March, 2010 13:21 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for > [email protected] - 25 Messages in 2 Topics > > actually according to the hindu texts karma is not defined as good or > bad... it is simply action... and if you do good acts for the sake of karma > then it does you no good. however if you do good acts because they are good > regardless of outcome (read as karma points) then it counts for you.... i > see this philosophy as the same (or at least very similar) to > the Christan teachings of "do onto others as you would have them do unto > you"... but regardless of what your faith is or what your ideals are is > there any harm in doing good for the sake of being good?? > > and "you reap what you sow" is (at least in my book) karma... like i said, > action... nither good or bad > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think of Karma as like a spring. When you act against the divine >> principles, then existence puts the energy of you act into push back. >> Folks that act in accordance with the highest good, don't generate Karma. >> >> Dennis G. >> - New Zealand >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of >> > [email protected] >> > Sent: 26 March, 2010 11:11 >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for >> > [email protected] - 25 Messages in 2 Topics >> > >> > >> > You reap what you sow. Isn't that kinda karma? >> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> > Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
