Karma

"I am the owner of my karma .I inherit my karma.I am born of my karma.I am related to my karma.I live supported by my karma.Whatever karma I create, whether good or evil, that I shall inherit."The Buddha, Anguttara Nikaya V.57 - Upajjhatthana Sutta

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.Watch your words, for they become actions.Watch your actions, for they become habits.Watch your habits, for they become character.Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.Unknown source

"All the suffering of this world arises from a wrong attitude.The world is neither good or bad.It is only the relation to our ego that makes it seem the one or the other."

"Karma is not something complicated or philosophical.Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind.Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma."Lama Thubten Yeshe

From His Holiness the Dalai Lama's book Path to Bliss:"Some people misunderstand the concept of karma. They take the Buddha's doctrine of the law of causality to mean that all is predetermined, that there is nothing that the individual can do. This is a total misunderstanding. The very term karma or action is a term of active force, which indicates that future events are within your own hands. Since action is a phenomenon that is committed by a person, a living being, it is within your own hands whether or not you engage in action."

So very tired...

I’m tired of being so tired. I’m tired of being in pain. I’m tired of feeling nothing. I’m tired of being overwhelmed with emotion. I’m tired of having so much to say. I’m tired of having no one to listen. I’m tired of believing. I’m tired of having no faith. I’m tired of trying so hard. I’m tired of feeling that I haven’t tried hard enough. I’m tired of having so many questions. I’m tired of having all the answers. I’m tired of being impulsive. I’m tired of feeling that I have no pulse at all. I’m tired of wanting so much. I’m tired of needing so little. I’m tired of being so independent. I’m tired of feeling so needy. I’m tired of being so damn smart. I’m tired of acting so very stupid. I’m tired of being perfect. I’m tired of having so many flaws. I’m tired of caring too much. I’m tired of feeling numb. I’m tired of having to fight when I know I’m right. I’m tired of being wrong. I’m tired of making all the effort. I’m tired of feeling like I’m running in circles. I’m tired of sitting still. I’m tired of being misled. I’m tired of feeling forced to follow. I’m tired of being so busy. I’m tired of feeling so lazy. I’m tired of feeling overwhelmed. I’m tired of being under-whelmed. I’m tired of not having enough hours in the day to get everything done. I’m tired of having too much time on my hands. I’m tired of all the attention. I’m tired of being ignored. I’m tired of taking one step forward. I’m tired of being pushed three steps back. I’m tired of running from my past. I’m tired of wanting to relive my memories. I’m tired of having the ones I love continually slip in and out of my life. I’m tired of the people that just won’t go away. I’m tired of longing for adventure. I’m tired of not setting foot outside my front door. I’m tired of feeling as though life has passed me by. I’m tired of feeling that I am waiting for my life to start. I’m tired of being a contradiction.
I need an eternity of rest to overcome this exhaustion.

The fortune cookie says...

"Your dreams are never silly; depend on them to guide you."