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How to Overcome Bad Karma | Diluting Unwholesome Kamma with Powerful Good Actions | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Ajahn Dhammasīha talks about the power of Good Karma (Puñña) to to weaken and dilute even extremely bad old karma.

The Buddha explained the process with the simile of drinking salty water:

🚰💧 The good, healthy spring water is the good karma we create.

🧂 Loads of salt mixed into the water is the bad karma we create.

🫗 Drinking the mix is experiencing the results of the karma we've created.

🤮 If there's lots of salt in the water (lots of bad karma), the experience is very unpleasant.

Naturally, we can't take the salt out of the water. So what to do?

Certainly, not to put even more salt! (Don't…

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