Karma III
In Karma I and Karma II the focus was more on the passive functions of karma. But by now the interplay of causes and effects has become immensely vast and multi dimansional — just think about the gigantic universe that surrounds us most of us are aware of! The play of cause and effect is extensive enough and runs on its own, so it actually wouldn’t need any further input. Everything keeps going and even multiplies and creates completely new worlds without renewed, fresh input. Please never forget that the laws of cause and effect especially apply very directly in the emotional realm. Even predominantly so! Please remember: Every thought is a drop in the ocean.
But there are actually ways for entirely new, additional input. We spiritual people try to set impulses to neutralize intense emotional karma explosions—like wars, or murder and mayhem, or Donald Trumps and Putins. The way we try to neutralize aggression, greed and fear is for example, by creating mandalas, vast spaces of peace. Mandalas are energy fields that appease karma, relax emotions, and provide space for the radiance of fundamental goodness. Mandalas arise through rituals and services and are somewhat comparable to dance choreographies or theatrical performances. But there are also mandalas that are not just temporary and short term, but there are also long term mandalas so to speak like churches, temples, or pyramids. There are small and big mandalas, tiny and delicate as well as massive ones. But in any case and to make even small mandalas shine, a lot of experience is required—input, study and practice. On the other hand—I have personally experienced, when saints and enlightened beings approached—that mandalas simply arose by themselves. Just like that! Karma waves absorb patterns and structures in space, time, and being and suddenly, everything falls into place and becomes sacred, simple, and vast. Incredible and wonderful! It’s a matter of sacredness and magic.
But also when I simply from an open honest heart think (or pray): “May all beings be happy!” For a moment, fundamental goodness might shine through any chaos. You can do this while working, or while falling asleep, even while sleeping and when waking up. “May all beings be happy!” Very simple and very powerful. Well but how powerful and deep it gets depends on you though.
A slightly expanded version of “May all beings be happy!” is:
May all beings be happy!
May all beings be free from suffering!
May all beings experience the great joy of being free from suffering!
May all beings delight in profound, radiant goodness and width.
But the Ferrari among karma-neutralizers is truly the correct creation, radiance, and construction of actual mandalas. In Tibetan Buddhism, for example, there are extensive instructions for this. This is usually done in the form of celebrations, messes or festivals. There are always texts and chants with magic spells, offerings, food, alcohol, and pretty girls—so, wine, women, and music, based on joy, freshness, and directness. Such magical mandalas require initiations and leadership by initiated masters of magical worlds.
But there are also little pocket mandalas, called mantras (magic words and spells) for daily life—magic formulas for everyday use.
For example, instead of thinking “May all beings be happy!”, you can also think
“Om Kshitii Garbha Kshim Svahaa” (this is the mantra of the saint Kshitigarbha, who is kindness in person). And the more you contemplate the meaning of such a Mantra, learn about its meanings and backgrounds the more powerful it gets.
You can say it quietly to yourself, or even chant it aloud if you’re alone, and keep repeating it. To help with this, we Buddhists—see Richard Gere and so many others — like to carry a rosary (mala) (Richard always wears his on his wrist), which reminds us to recite mantras and also we might even count them.
Every recitation of “Om Kshitii Garbha Kshim Svahaa” is like many, many times “May all beings be happy!” Such pocket-mandalas can be of tremendous help. And as you can imagine it is not for the well-being of those reciting the mantra, but much, much more than that we learn to add holy input towards the well being of multiple worlds.
Oh, by the way the most famous christian prayer the “Our Father” is also a pretty good pocket mandala! Remarkably good and especially profound! For the Mother of God, a new prayer should be cultivated, since the existing “Hail Mary,” which I once learned, is not only outdated but actually really questionable.
Here’s an attempt for a new prayer to Mary:
“Oh Mother Mary, mother of Enlightenment!
Mother of the Lord and King Jesus Christ,
Mother of liberation, who gives and forgives, nourishes and embraces.
Mother and donna, beloved and caring, great sister,
please grant us your blessing, now and at the hour of our death.”
Yours,
Winfried the Quijote
