Wrong View

Wrong View


One of my students and I had a discussion once about Kamma.

He got very upset upon learning that Kamma catches up on one.

That's when he blurted out,

"Then be Buddhist for what?! I may as well go back to Christianity and not be responsible for all the wrongs I've done. No one tells me about Kamma. No one taught me about the cause and effects of things. How was I supposed to know?!"

To soothe him down, I told him, "But you can do something about it. You can change your Kamma."

That's when he asked, "I can?"

You see, the point is you can go ahead and adopt any faith/religion you want, but it does NOT mean your Kamma will not come back to you. Regardless of whether your faith/religion accepts/teaches Kamma or not,

Kamma is REAL and ours to be borned.

You'll still be subjected to it.

Kamma is Kamma -

A Natural Law of the Universe that exists on its own right.

NO ONE escapes it.

Perhaps in the past no one tells or teaches you about Kamma,

But now that someone is telling/teaching you,

You better sit up prick up your ears and listen hard and carefully.

Everyone has a wrong view about Kamma.

Kamma is NOT scary, stagnant or static.

Kamma is dynamic. It teaches us things. Most important of all, Kamma Can Be Changed.

You can't change your past lives Kamma or past actions,

But you can do something about them this life, NOW.

It's up to US.

At the end of the day, Just as Ajahn Boowa says,

"Truth is true based on natural immutable principles,"

You can run but you CAN'T hide

Truth is Truth.

And, Kamma is Truth.




"Not in the sky, Nor in mid-ocean,

Nor in a mountain cave,

Is found that place on earth

Where abiding,

One may escape from the consequences of one's evil deed."

- The Buddha, Dhammapada verse 127




*** Read :

1) 'Kamma Kamma Part 1' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/04/kamma-kamma-part-1-oh-no.html

2) 'Kamma Kamma Part 2' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/04/kamma-kamma-part-2-lucky.html