posted June 15, 2006 03:38 PM              

An eye for an eye...
Getting off the Karmic "Payback Wheel".
Walking one's talk of peace.
Karma v/s Free Will.
A balance, a choice.
We can end the cycles.

If one goes out and hurts someone else because they've been hurt by that other, then that accrues another "debt" that they will have to repay at some future point in order to balance the energies they have misused, by lashing out again rather than forgiving. It is an unending cycle that only choice and free will can put an end to.
But even then...the person you owe or if you were the wronged party, you or they... can negate the debt and stop the payback cycle.
That is what "turning the other cheek" means too. Not to be hit again but to turn away and refuse to play the game. (Hee hee, I like to think it could mean to "moon" someone with those "other cheeks" saying in essence...Fu-k off! I am not going to fight you!)
And during every second of every day, We have Free Will. WE are free to choose our behavior, our reactions. Our free will could cause us to choose to act in a negative unloving manner, or it could cause us to choose to act in a positive and loving manner. In Essence....Karma and Free Will co-existing in a balance.
If one only follows Karma then the payback cycle continues. Two wrongs do not make a right. We have the free will to say no to the Karmic cycles of payback, and to not incur any new Karmic debts.
So I like to say......"get off the cross, they need the wood"....or "get off the wheel and walk your talk".
Feet can climb but a wheel cannot.
Feet can take us off the familiar paths, but the wheel must stay on the road.

Ok...

rant over!

posted June 17, 2006 02:53 AM              

Awesome, it echoes: The only way to break the cycle of reincarnation is through ascension to a higher vibrational level, and that requires unconditional love and forgiveness.

Cheers,

posted June 17, 2006 03:01 PM              

I do practice what I preach, Lotus? Why do you comment that?

posted June 17, 2006 03:11 PM              

Thanks Silverstone.

Lotus behave yourself please.

posted June 17, 2006 05:25 PM              

I am using my Free Will Choice to ignore you
Silverstone and Fayte..I know..I just acknowledged both of you..hehe..it was just to
make a point. ...

posted June 18, 2006 03:45 PM              

alongside all the new insights in the field of physics these days ... and what we know about time, space and dimensions, i am comforted by my personal belief that "instant karma" equals peace.

to elaborate, if we "remove" time and space from what we call reality, every action we make instantaneously comes back to us. i trust that no one/no thing would want to suffer that badly, to constantly torture one's self in a never-ending loop, that they'd want to hurt anything. i believe we here on earth are about to undergo a major revolution in consciousness that will make this the case.

posted June 20, 2006 10:47 AM              

The Sun is hidden from view during a Storm
but it is ever present nonetheless, just waiting to once again share it's loving warmth.

posted June 20, 2006 04:12 PM              

My Wedding Anniversary is tomorrow!

posted June 20, 2006 11:34 PM              

oooh, you're flirting?

*gets all blushy and tingly*

posted June 21, 2006 03:06 AM              

Eternal Soulmates

by Lisa Teller

You are the one,
with whom I'm destined to be,
across space and time,
you are drawn to me,

One love, one life, we are destined to be,
soulmates forever throughout eternity,
In past lives I have loved you,
In this life I love you too,

And I know if I shall live again,
I am destined to love you,
across space and time, you are drawn to me,
One love, one life, we are destined to be,

Soulmates forever throughout eternity,
I know I'll always find you where ever you are,
No matter the consequence,
No matter how far,

Even in death I shall love you more,
to fuel my search to find you,
so we shall love once more,
across space and time, you are drawn to me

One love, one life, we are destined to be,
Soulmates forever throughout eternity.

posted June 21, 2006 10:21 AM              

BlueRoamer
Thank you! Much love to you too sweet friend!
And thanks for not getting freaked out by my "oddities!"

posted June 21, 2006 12:04 PM            

I'm leaving work right now... I'll elaborate on this later...

posted June 21, 2006 03:47 PM            

It’s tough though… Especially when you don’t remember what you did wrong and you keep being punched. I have chosen to step out of the vicious circle a few times, breathe deeply and try forgiving… It takes its time but I’ve succeeded… Once or twice… I’m in the process of getting it again…

However, it’s devastating not even see the outcome of it… They came, made you pieces and left you behind. Untouched. While you have all the hard work of forgiving. Once and again, one after another, when you try hard not to harm anyone… I must admit you feel so relieved when you are a little bit nasty back… I sometimes need to unleash my sharp tongue and get the bitter feeling of unfainess out…

When you try the enticing taste of revenge, the other path is almost an act of blind faith. Revenge sweet revenge… Fantasizing with it is the only treat allowed until animosity levels turn down a bit… Not wanting that to be done to you again is the only motivation. And peace. Because when you stop retuning pain, it stops coming back… At least from that front…

posted June 22, 2006 02:15 AM            

In my mind, this is different than turning your other cheek to an ignorant person. Ignorant as in very very arrogant or very stupid. I wud say do not show your other cheek but avoid such person. Well its my opinion in anyways.

So if I exclude such ignorant persons and discuss further, then the movie 'Top Gun' comes to mind that I watched a while ago. In there is a beautiful advice from Van Kilmer to Tom Cruise that goes "What will you do when you fly up there amongst your enemies who hate you. And your co-pilot does not want to fly with you."
[Hope I got that right!!]

What kind of life would that be. Make even your enemies mourn for you when you die.

Turning the other cheek. Yes let them even kill you. Teachers like Buddha and Yeshua wud take 1000 lives to drive the point across to their subjects. Again, not for fool subjects, but people who were really good once and suddenly seem lost. Someone needing a sign that there is indeed God. For someone who is suffering.

How much this journey of ours is like a train we catch. Before we board the train we make some friends. When we get inside and our stop arrives, we see no one behind us. We move on. We feel sad then.

How insane a man must be when left all alone.