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Originally posted by Phil:
There is the experience of what I call "instant karma" in that I pay immediately for indiscretions of thought, diet, reading, etc. The constraints are not so narrow as to prohibit something of a normal life to unfold, but they do prevent me from "going and doing" the way most people do. A quiet, simple lifestyle seems best, but that isn't always easy to realize in this culture, nor with a job and family. Still, on the whole, I am mostly able to look after my needs, and any negative consequences I experience are not usually the fault of external circumstances, but of my own indiscretions.