In this chapter there is a section that talks about how the Dalai Lama offers some practical advice for "good karma." Some that I like apllying to my own life are:
"Take into account that great love and great achievments involve great risks." I have definitly had my fair share of mistakes, disapointments and heartaches and when I look back on them and cringe at the thought of where I had led myself and allowed people to lead me..I think "WHY?" But at the end of the day I am thankfull for it all. I couldn't reach happiness, success, and all of those goals if I hadn't taken risks. And another achievment to consider is in school...it has definitly been a battle for mysef to get as far as I have in school...but if it had been easy then it wouldn't be considered a great achievment in the long run.
"Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful sroke up luck." In life there are so many "wants" and we often let ourselves mistakenly assume that these wants are really "needs." I wanted to get accepted into Arizona State so badly, and when I wasn't it felt like the end of my world, my dreams were crushed. But if I had been, I would of missed out on an important relationship that I was desinted to be in...my mother told me that she moved away from home at a yound age, never moved back and has always regretting living so far from her family. being close to my family is so important to me, and I think that not getting into an out of state school was a blessing in disguise, because I know now that I too would have regretting leaving my family.
"Remeber that silence is sometimes the best answer." I have learned in arguments with some people silence is better even when I know that I could argue with them in return, but in the long run it won't change anything more if they knew my opinion. I have had jobs where people love to gossip about others behind their back, and I have learned that when I hear these things, it is beter for myself to stay quite. A person who is capable of talking so porrly about someone else behind their back is definitley capable of repeating what you have said-in anyway that they wish.
These are just a few cocepts to "good karma" that I follow in my life. And I believe, just as it says in the text, "taken together, these recommendations underscore the importance of positive interpersonal relationships and openness to new experiences and to learning, personal growth, and happiness" (p.349).
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I believe that Karma is relevent in our siciety because as kids we are taught to treat people how you would want to be treated. We learn to care and help each other as we grow up wheter it is in school or in community centers. People create positive outcomes after helping others in a time of need or trouble. Their is always a battle against war, controversial topics, the enviroment but it is important that we believe there will be a better future for our children because if we direct our generation in a better world positive feelings reach around the globe.
ReplyDeleteNormally, I would hope that the concept of karma is true, and that people who deserve things will get what they've earned through their positive actions toward others. Unfortunately, this just isn't how the world works today. Disheartened by the economy like most Americans, I find myself becoming more cynical in realizing that the richer just get richer while the poorer become poorer. If karma were a valid concept, the hardest working people should earn the most money.
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