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Originally Posted by Diandra25  there is one important thing that a dear friend told me:
when you desire to win the lotto,you are also adquiring bad karma,cause you win money from others.others who put their bets and also were striving for the same as you.
so,for you not to attract this bad karma,you will also need to be generous.you will also need a good heart,a compassionate one that will not be simply striving for money in greed.
you will attract good karma by doing good deeds as for example,if you win some,give away 10% |
Oh, I have to respond to this. First, I haven't read the entire thread yet, so maybe I'm jumping the gun here, but I have to say something anyway. Also, please don't take my reply as being mean toward your friend or anything like that, but her response is something I've heard from others who have money issues.
If she thinks it's bad karma to want to win the lotto, that is her belief. That is how she perceives her reality, and if she were to win lotto she would have experiences within that reality of it being "bad karma." People voluntarily give up that dollar (yes, some are gambling addicts, but that's their problem, not others', as cold as that sounds) to buy a lotto ticket. You are not taking money away from anyone if you win; when you win, circumstances, beliefs, and universal flow have all lined up to send the money your way and not to others.
Her insistence that you give part of it away in order to be "good" is partly her belief, again, and partly an extension of her fear and guilt of having money, or her subconscious jealousy of other people having money (why do you have all that money? Why don't I? That means you have to give some of it away, you're not allowed to have all your money.)-- flow and giving are good things in my belief, but it's not flow and giving if it comes from a place of fear of bad events happening if I have this money. That's like bribing the universe-- um, if I give you part of it, will you stop bad things from happening to me? That's cosmic protection money to the mob.
(For the record, I was tithing for several months and had to temporarily stop because it became like that fear-based bribe. All that returned to me were situations that gave me more reason to fear not sending that money out. I like tithing when it's non-fear-based, and I'm working on my beliefs to get it back to the level of thankfully sharing.)
Contrast that with giving or tithing because you truly want to share it at that time. That's a lot freer and stays within flow. Unless you actively hoard the money and don't spend a dime of it, you'll be circulating it anyway as you buy things, pay off any debts, or even just pay everyday living costs.
Again, I didn't mean this as a diatribe against your friend. It's just one of those mindsets that seems designed to cut off joy and instill guilt (you're on your way to success! Just be sure you don't FAIL), and honestly, I've seen too much of that. Peace out.