NEGATIVE CAUSES CAN ONLY HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON YOUR FUTURE AND CAREER
Master Jun Hong Lu: Imagine that a husband and wife have been quarrelling for quite some time. One asks, “Why are you picking a fight with me today?”
The other one says, “Because of something you just said”.
“When did I say this?”
“You don’t even know what you just said?”
“You don’t even want to admit what you just said?”
“When did I say this?”
People sow many negative karmic ‘causes’ like these due to their ignorance, not realising that these have negative impacts on their future and career.
I have always told you that our greatest enemy is ourselves. To correct our shortcomings is to conquer ourselves. Only then, we can overcome all difficulties and pains in life.
Remember, your job is not to conquer others but to conquer yourself! You won’t be troubled by affliction or suffering, once you are able to do so.
For example, it is normal to get angry when others yell at you. However, if you are able to take control of your temper by telling yourself, “I mustn’t get angry because if I do, I am the one who will suffer. He can slander me all he likes, I know well I’m not like what he claims I am, so it doesn’t matter”. This is how you conquer yourself.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Episode 10, 7 March 2020
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