Buddhism a Religion?

Why has Buddhism become a religion?

A lot of the true teachings have been lost, past down incorrectly or manipulated over the years.

People use it for power and to control (Da Lai Lama)

Spiritual Karma

Sifu talked about the difference between good karma and spiritual karma, the key difference being wisdom. For example, to have the ability to look after someone you first need to have the ability and wisdom to look after yourself.

Sifu broke it down further by discussing how wisdom and compassion relate to the four eternal hearts:

Wisdom – Joy – Freedom

Compassion – Kind – Care

With any situation, three parts must have a good result in order for it to be of a Spiritual Karma. Essence/Intention, Function and Goal.

If any of these do not obtain a good result in the end, the Karma generated will most likely be bad. It’s not enough to just have a good intention. A good intention with a bad result is still a bad result. Example given was having the Intention to heal through massage, but applying to techniques wrong and actually causing more pain for the person being massaged. Although the intention was of a spiritual nature, the result is bad, as to the karma…