Question asked by Teng
Dear pastors,
I sticked some mantras on to my ceiling fan previously so it can act some sort like turning prayer wheel. But then I found out prayer wheel should not be turned anticlockwise, and my fan is turning anticlockwise. Is there any negative karma through this? My mind did became a bit neurotic for that period. Bad thoughts, aggression thoughts pop up suddenly, and I was very busy doing confession and reciting 35 confession buddhas names all the times.
Another question, should we confess immediately for every neurotic aggressive bad thoughts that pop up suddenly in our minds, or should we just let it pass. It does take up a lot of time to confess and recite, and affected our work quality at office hours.
Dear Teng,
You should remove the mantras from the ceiling fan. Do not worry about the negative karma as there was no bad intention. When bad thoughts arise, note them and let them pass. Practise mindfulness and avoid non-virtuous actions of body, speech and mind. Meditate regularly to overcome your afflictive emotions. To purify negative karma, you can do the practice of the 35 Confessional Buddhas or the Vajrasattva purification practice with the 4 opponent powers once a day. Do not take purification practices lightly. We take the trouble to do these practices because we believe in karma.