Supports for the Journey 03 - Karma, Shaping Your Own Heart

Karma Is Not Fate: Shaping Your Own Heart | Supports for the Journey, Lesson 3 📝 Description: Karma is often misunderstood as bad luck or fate already written. But the Buddha said, 'Intention is karma.' Karma isn't something that happens to us. It's something we're doing in every moment, and that means we can change it starting now. Like a potter with clay that isn't dry yet, the past decides where we start, not where we end. In this lesson we see karma at work in the mind itself, as trails across a lawn we keep walking. We clear up four common misunderstandings, using the salt in a cup versus the river and the story of Angulimala. We also explore the karma that leads beyond karma. Includes a guided reflection for setting down guilt and beginning again. 💡 The idea to keep with you: The past decides where we begin. Today's intention decides where we'll arrive. ✅ Try this today: Before saying anything important today, pause for one breath and ask: what is the intention behind these words? Choose one habit you want to change, and each time it arises, do the opposite just a little. That's a new path across the lawn. Before sleep, briefly review what your body, words, and mind did today, and set one intention for tomorrow. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 From the series: Supports for the Journey (Lesson 3/9) 🎓 All episodes at: prommart.dev #Karma #Dharma #Intention #Buddhism