Monday, 16 July 2018

The Essence of Tao by Pamela Ball






In some ways we are like a computer which has been storing information since the moment we were conceived.  Unfortunately, this information is not held in separate files which can just be deleted, the files are all linked together and each one has an effect on the others. When we make adjustments to one aspect of life it impinges on others.  These imprints are the conditioning of our personalities and often the energy gets trapped within the tissues of the body, giving rise to aches, pains and difficulties.   When we begin to deal with these, it releases the energy and we then have to deal with the cause.  Generally, we should deal with the stuck negative emotions first, which might be called the lower level emotions, for example, hate, depression, anger, vindictiveness.






Buddha postulated that human beings are born and die according to their self-created karma.  This means that every action we perform leaves an impression on our very subtle mind, and each karmic potential eventually gives rise to its own effect.… With a deeper understanding of the concept, we come to realize that the laws of karma require that we harm nothing --  neither the mind, nor the body of man nor any living thing.  There are four aspects of karma which are: 1. Cause and effect.  2. Compensation.  3. Balancing.  4. Completion.