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The Power of Generosity

The power of generosity is one of the greatest powers in the universe. The power of generosity is unimaginable. Generosity is the very basis of spiritual advancement: it is karma in motion, creating benefit. That is why all the great masters exemplify generosity—the power of sacrifice. In Kabbalah, that is the power of the sephirah Chokmah: love as sacrifice, the power of giving. It is a generosity of spirit, a generosity of heart.

True generosity is most accurately summarized as thinking of others before yourself. It is the most fundamental basis of real spirituality.

Excerpts from Karma is Negotiable, Nikias Annas

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Karma in Our Inner World

Cause and effect is at work in the physical world according to the laws of physical matter. It is different in the internal worlds. What happens internally — psychologically, spiritually — is more powerful.

The internal worlds are those aspects of nature that we cannot perceive with our physical senses. In other words, we are multidimensional, not just physical.

As Tsong Khapa pointed out, actions produced psychologically (internally) have much greater effects than those produced physically (externally). This is partly because the physical realm is quite low on the scale of matter and energy. Moving up the scale, actions have greater consequences, because they “trickle down” to the lower levels.

Excerpts from Karma is Negotiable, Nikias Annas

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You Have to Pay the Piper

Everything we do is permanent. The depth and influence of every action depends on many factors, but no action can ever be erased.

Nature has a type of memory that is eternal. So do we, but we ignore it.

Excerpt from Karma is Negotiable, Nikias Annas