(Prologue: I’ve got first-hand experience that a real understanding of the laws of karma can substantially change our lives for the better. I created this weblog to share information and personal experience with others. May it be of benefit!)
On November 21, 2010, Leila wrote to Shambhala International’s worldwide sangha to ask:
“The power of Nature is that it has no kleshas.”
Apparently, the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche used this quote in one of his talks and attributed it to his father, the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.Does anyone know where this comes from?
thanks,leila
I replied:
I don’t know where this comes from.
But I began to contemplate its meaning.
This is the best I can come up with:
Nature’s actions — wind, rain, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, sunshine etc. etc. etc. — while the result of cause and effect, aren’t “volitional” (not by choice). They are not underpinned by the kleshas (poisons).In other words, Nature’s very power lies in the fact that it is free of
volition and the kleshas that underlie volitional action.
Something else to note: Because’s Nature’s actions are not volitional, Nature does not create karma for itself!
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