Reflecting on Karma: The Invisible Law Behind Suffering and Peace

Описание: There’s a passage where the Buddha said that suffering gives rise to conviction. If you reflect on the fact that you’re suffering and you don’t want to stay there, you’ve got to get out. And there’s the Buddha offering you his hand. “This is the way out.” Of course, he can’t pull you out; he’s offering you a path that will require that you do your own work. That’s why you have to have confidence in the principle of action—that it can have an impact on your suffering. You’re not just a victim. You can come out victorious. After all, that’s what the images of the path often say: unexcelled victory. Victory over what? Over our ignorance, over our craving, over all our foolish tendencies. Our ways of looking for happiness that don’t really work out but we keep doing them again and again and again.

☸️ True revolution doesn’t begin in society — it begins in the mind.
The Buddha did not wage war against social systems or external structures. Instead, he pointed directly at the roots of suffering: greed, aversion, and delusion. That inner work is the revolution that still matters today.

💡 “There’s nothing more beneficial than straightening out your own mind.”
This teaching is a reminder of your own power — the power to change, to cultivate clarity, and to take responsibility for what truly shapes your life and the world around you.

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