Carrying merit and demerit

Whatever action (kamma) we commit, we carry the result of that action with us, good or bad. If our action is good, we carry merit. If our action is bad, we carry demerit. You alone carry the burden you create for yourself. If others speak or act unkindly towards you, don't get angry and retaliate back. Forgive them and put an end to the cycle of hostility between you now.

May 10, 1992