Secret of karma - Negative karma can be reduce

Negative karma can be reduce

We have all made mistakes and created negative karma, so it's very good to purify these. Especially so there is alot of negative karma done over countless of previous lifetime and current.

1) Regret
2) Action taken to correct the mistake
3) Determination not to do it again
4) Take positive actions

1) Regret
The first one is generating regret for our mistakes. Regret is different from guilt. Regret is with a wisdom mind that realizes we have made a mistake, but we don't harp or dwell on it. We don't get stuck in telling ourselves how awful we are. Instead, we realize clearly that we have made a mistake and with remorse, we regret it.

2) Action taken to correct mistake - apologise,  pray for them

The second opponent power is to restore the relationship in our mind. When we act destructively, it's usually in relationship to either sentient beings or holy beings - the Three Jewels or our spiritual mentors.

Our harmful motivations and actions impinged on our relationship with them, so we restore this by generating constructive attitudes towards them. In relationship to the Three Jewels, we take refuge in them. If our negative action was created in relation to other sentient beings, we restore the relationship by generating love, compassion and bodhicitta for them.

If possible, it's also good to apologize to those we have harmed. But if the person is no longer alive, if contacting them would cause them more pain, or if they are not ready to see us, it's okay The important thing is that in our mind we have repaired the relationship and now wish them well.

3) Determination not to do it again

The third opponent power is the determination not to do it again. This is a strong resolution to avoid the action in the future. We may determine to abandon the action forever if we can truthfully say that. Or we may commit to being very attentive to not doing it during a certain time period that is realistic for us.

4) Take positive actions

The fourth is to perform some kind of positive actions. This includes making offerings to the Three Jewels; printing Dharma books; offering service at a temple, monastery, or Dharma center; offering charity to the poor and needy; doing volunteer work in society; meditating; bowing; chanting the name of Buddha, and any other kind of virtuous action.

Doing the four opponent powers cuts the force of our negative karma. If we attain nirvana soon, it won't ripen at all. If we don't, it will ripen in a minor suffering that lasts only a short time.