Thanks Greenslade. Yes, I think that’s an option. Just not totally sure. But yes it’s something I hear more often

I tend to view karma rather objectively also, from that perspective, it's neutral. Some experiences from sewing seeds of desire for me are pleasant and some are uncomfortable.

I choose my own morals and personal ethics independently to karma and each of those individual decisions have perceived benefits and also things which I perceive and experience as uncomfortable.

In every action, there is choice and in every action, there is an outcome which opens up even more choices.

Your reality is defined by your beliefs, your beliefs are defined by your perceptions and your perceptions are defined by your definitions. You make the choice to define it in your reality as negative and in your reality negative it is.

It's really that simple.

You could just as easily define it as something to gain from. Not "Oh, such a negative experience" but "Hey, I can learn something here." Reflections and echoes. So try it sometime, but ask yourself "What are the reasons?" Specifically that question, because that's introspection.

Hii RedEmbers,

Yes I agree. Lots of paths to take that eventually define us.

Greenslade, you’re not wrong. But you’re, in my personal case, not right either. Yes I can change the rules, but it’s not like that. And there’s consequences to change the rules (because it means the mechanics will be different from then on). I sometimed change the rules, but it isn’t by changing believes. I have to go through a lot of stuff to fulfill the wish of a change of rules. And that too isn’t defined by believe. Believes are more a way to make a solid request for me. I have modelled it often and tried to even mechanically (almost mathematically) simulate such stuff. I am not a mind that then decides on something to believe. Rather I still take my turns in discussing it with myself. And I came to sometimes believe in one model, another time in another. Sometimes I decide to fine tune it. Usually it gets fine tuned in discussion. It’s fine if you believe something else. I sometimes take turns with myself in arguments about how things work. So I did after I read your post.

Much kindness,

CW

PS: it’s nice to hear something else again, something similar to what I’ve heard before. But I always get quite aggravated when hearing things I’ve dismissed before. I think that might be a personality flaw of mine. But it’s me, so I just hide it as much as I deem necessary. Anyway, thanks for elaborating

Hi ameliorate,

Yes can agree to that mostly. I do also see the cause and effect thing. However I usually just call that cause and effect, and see it as common sense. The thing with karma is that there are a lot of definitions to it. I agree that negative self-talk is detrimental. Usually thinking positively is very healthy.

Much kindness,

CW

Here's a question that I've yet to have answered. What makes positive positive and what makes negative negative?

There are consequences in holding your belief of karma.

If you're going to go down this road, in the Eightfold Path Right Thinking leads to Right Understanding, which is the basis for Right Thinking.

Use the word 'constructive' instead of 'positive'.

Hii Greenslade,

Positive and negative is in my personal life mostly something I discover due to life experience. Usually a bad experience results in naming it negative, while a healthy and constructive event leads to positive

Positive thoughts, positive deeds. Of course, you can give healings. Send the healing to the person with the intention that it is given freely and can be accepted or not as the person desires. Karma is simply getting back the energy you give out. Like attracts like, so to speak.