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Active Karma - A Collection of Buddhist Fiction - Volume 1: The Karma of Doing The Dishes - and other Buddhist Stories
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Series: Karmic Knots - A Collection of Buddhist Fiction, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798287168636
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 7 2025
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.09 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 7 2025
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.09 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Zen tortoise who wins the race not by speed, but by staying in the moment. An IT professional who runs out of time by trying to do everything - and learns the hard way that there is enough time, if you choose mindfully. A soldier who survives the chaos of war by cultivating stillness as his only true habit. An American seeker who finally learns that enlightenment cannot be outsourced - it must arise from within. An angry young woman who learns that silence dissolves karma better than shouting ever could. A 200-year-old sadhu who understands that aging is but a trick of the mind trapped in linear time. And even a simple kitchen sink full of dishes that quietly teach us that without basic goodness, all our other successes are hollow. Each story offers a simple, profound reminder: Active Karma is not passive fate. It is a choice - one breath, one thought, one mindful action at a time.
You cannot undo your past karma, but you can decide how you pay it - with bitterness, or with grace.
And sometimes, by simply sitting still, you discover that the karma begins to pay itself.
These are not stories of saints or superhumans.
They are about us - stumbling, learning, laughing, and practicing as best we can.
If they help you meet your next difficult moment with a bit more presence, a bit more humor - then their karma is already good.
And sometimes, by simply sitting still, you discover that the karma begins to pay itself.
These are not stories of saints or superhumans.
They are about us - stumbling, learning, laughing, and practicing as best we can.
If they help you meet your next difficult moment with a bit more presence, a bit more humor - then their karma is already good.
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