Feb 26 2009
Releasing Karma and Creating our Life
One of the secrets of getting what we want out of life, is to free ourselves from past karma.
Karma can be very deep as one of the vows generally uttered before zazen (Zen meditation) can attest to… “Endless blind passions I vow to uproot”. The word endless confirms the enormity of this task. And it is said that there is no person occupying a body on earth that has uprooted all his karma (blind passions). In Zen, our great teachers are known as Bodhisattvas – those who renounce entry into Nirvana (enlightenment) until all beings are enlightened through his/her enlightenment.
We can release karma when we can forgive all beings and self. When we can forgive all beings and self, we become detached and are free to create our life the way we wish to create it; i.e. without karma getting in the way.
As we work towards our enlightenment, letting go of more and more karma, so we create more and more of a fulfilling life.
