Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

We can change our karma in three ways: mental effort, restraining reactions to negative events and by inspiring our minds to higher standards.  Mental effort is done by sheer discipline taking the right actions by knowing right from wrong. This is the most difficult method because of habit or an environment that wrongly stimulates us to poor ways that continue to lead us to suffering as the result . Restraining reactivity gives space to think before blaming others for difficulties before we know all the facts. This is the next most difficult method but, with practice we can train ourselves to not jump to conclusions. The actual karmic consequences occur here… the junction between the exhaustion of the created karma and the energetic activation of its next form due to our response… or its dissolution of power to continue. The easiest way to change our karma is to inspire ourselves by reading the lives of the great sages. We can also read and contemplate the dharma teachings of t...

Photo is from Celebrations Church where I have spoken a number of times. I always enjoy the experience of being with the members there and sharing their spiritual rejoicing! Therapy and Spirituality Spirituality in the professional sense means helping others focus on values, search for a personal foundation of deeper values, rather than working on becoming enlightened. Because healers or therapists work with those who are ill and disturbed in many different ways, they need methods to help their client return to personal higher ideals so that they can more easily disregard their difficulties. In other words, a good therapist distracts others from suffering by helping them settle into the joy of thinking about higher values. This is a practical application of spirituality in a clinical setting. "Therapie und Spiritualität Im professionellen Sinn bedeutet Spiritualität nicht, dass man daran arbeitet erleuchtet zu werden, sondern dass man anderen hilft, sich auf Werte einzustimmen ...