Advice from Padmasambhava –
cutting through good and evil karma.

 Master Padma said: When practicing the Dharma, it is necessary to cut through the complexity of virtuous and evil deeds. ( NB Surprisingly all karma good and evil have to be exhausted).

 When conceptual thoughts that hold the notion of an ego are exhausted, there is no Dharma, no evil deeds, no karma, and no ripening of karma. Then you have cut through the complexity of virtue and evil deed. (NB. Ego is consciousness clinging to concepts, therefore attached to ideas.)

 This being so, until you bring an end to the thoughts that hold the notion of an ego, unvirtuous actions will accumulate karma and yield results. Virtuous actions will also accumulate karma and bring results.

 When conceptual thoughts are exhausted, there will be no accumulation of good or evil deeds and no results whatsoever will be brought about. This is called “The exhaustion of causes and conditions,” it is also called “Ultimate truth.”

 In the future, during the 500 years of degeneration, some people will indulge in coarse negative emotions, because of not recognising ego-clinging and fail to diminish their conceptual thoughts.

 Professing to hold the ultimate view, they will claim that being careful about the effects of virtuous and evil actions is a low view.

 Belittling the law of karma, they will claim that their minds are enlightened.

 There will be some people who act in a frivolous and unrestricted manner.

 Their conduct is perverted and will lead both themselves and others in the wrong direction.

 Do not follow their example for an instant!

(NB. We have three aspects to our being: empty essence and cognisant nature being the first two. They must work together. If we were just empty – then we would be ‘spaced out’ nothing would matter. The effect would be nihilism. If we were just cognisant/aware then we would see everything as solid and real. The effect would be eternalism. The middle way is seeing them as a unity. From these two our third aspect arises…compassion!

Pure perception has no clinging ego. It is fully aware and efficient, it just does not attach itself to anything…well, maybe other’s well being!)