Four Opponent Powers—Practice of Purifying Negative Actions


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Four Opponent Powers Practice of Purifying Negative Actions To purify our negative karma we must practice the four opponent powers: the power of regret, the power of reliance, the power of remedy, and the power of resolve. Within these four, one begins by reflecting on regret; the awareness that actions we have committed bring suffering to ourselves and others. We further identify the reliance (or refuge) of one such as the Buddha, who inspires us with his example; with the power of remedy we commit ourselves to a practice which alleviates the results of the actions we have done. We complete with the power of resolve resolving not to repeat those actions which bring suffering to ourselves and others. Lam rim, Stages of the Path, Wisdom of Emptiness, Bodhicitta, Bodhisattva, Regret, Karma, Causes and Conditions, Interdependent Origination, Refuge, Remedy, Resolve, Promise