The right way to make wishes come true.

1. Kamma and Wishes
Buddhism often touches on the law of kamma. But what does kamma mean? In
Buddhism, kamma is translated as ‘volitional action.’ But the general meaning of
kamma is beyond that term. Kamma can be loosely translated as mere ‘action.’
Therefore, when we talk about the law of kamma, we talk about the law of action.
When we talk about the law of action, we talk about the law of reaction. And these
laws are part of the universal laws i.e. the natural phenomenon laws – not shaped
by someone else; no one owns it; neither Buddhism. It is merely a natural law of
balancing that helps to attain equilibrium in the nature.
In other words, when we speak about kamma, we speak about action. When we
speak about action, we speak about motion. So for one to gain an insight into
kamma, its orientation and consequences (kamma-vipāka), one has to observe and
understand thoroughly into the law of motion. Right now, let us ponder at the
three physical laws of motion that were discovered by an influential English
physicist and mathematician, namely, Sir Isaac Newton, shown as below: -
1st
Law of Motion
Every object in a state of consistent motion tends to remain in that state of
motion unless an external force applied to it.
2nd
Law of Motion
It is pertaining to the relationship between an object’s mass, its acceleration, and
the applied force. In this law, the direction of the force vector is the same as the
direction of the acceleration vector.
3rd
Law of Motion
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Generally speaking, there are two categories of motion i.e. the constant and the
variable motion. When we mention that a rising force of something would generate
a new equal opposing force, such as the Newton’s third law of motion, we are
actually referring to a process of action and reaction under a circumstance of
constant motion (constant opposing forces). In other words, we could mention
that the come factor is equal to the become factor: -
Come factor = Become factor

2. However, under a circumstance of variable motion, the opposing forces would
orientate in a unique harmonising mechanism, such as the Newton’s second law of
motion, shown as below: -
Scenario 1 - Acceleration
When come factor accelerates, the relative become factor would decelerate: -
Force Acome↑ Force Abecome↓
For example, the thought experiment of twin paradox which concerns a twin who
flies off in a spaceship traveling near the speed of light and returns to discover
that his or her twin sibling has aged much more. This scenario depicts the
circumstance of time dilation in Einstein’s special theory of relativity. Literally,
the acceleration of spaceship would decelerate the becoming process of the twin
who sits inside it. The deceleration of the becoming process would mean the
slowing down of the aging process for the same twin. In other words, the mental
and the physical progression of the twin who sits inside the spaceship would slow
down relatively.
Scenario 2 - Deceleration
When come factor decelerates, the relative become factor would accelerate: -
Force Acome↓ Force Abecome↑
For example, if the speed of the car decreases, it is literal to speak of
deceleration; mathematically, it is acceleration in the opposite direction to that of
motion and vice versa. Besides, this scenario explicates that a physically sick or a
mentally stressful individual is advisable to go for a full resting at home or a cool
vacation elsewhere for this state of affairs would decelerate the come factors in or
around the same individual. Consequently, the process of recuperation on the
same individual, both mentally and physically, would speed up.
In Buddhism, it was mentioned that the precise working out of the results of
kamma was one of the four unconjecturables and to speculate about it would bring
madness and vexation to anyone who conjectured about it. But why is it so
difficult for one, even the Buddha, to predict the timeline for the end result of
kamma? The rational explanation to this enigma lies in the orientation of come
factor and become factor under the different circumstances of motion. Naturally,
we always involve in motions that vary in frequencies under the influence of

3. conditional phenomena. Therefore it is literally impossible for us to contemplate
on the end result of a continuum of different types of motion inter-waving with
one another.
As mentioned earlier, when we talk about the law of action, we talk about the law
of reaction. This scenario is basically due to the elements of attraction existing in
the cosmos and the universal law of attraction states that we attract what we are
sending out i.e. like attracts like, unlike repels unlike. Hence, favourable energies
attract favourable energies and unfavourable energies attract unfavourable
energies. Human thoughts are cosmic waves of energy that penetrate all time and
space and it is the most potent vibration that can attracts what is desired or
wished for. In other words, all sentient beings are electro-magnetic beings with
the subtle mind consciousness that acts as an antenna or a radar detector
constantly attracting and magnetising vibrational frequencies. Human thoughts are
frequencies to which other similar frequencies are constantly resonating. This
resonance is the basis for a universal law – the law of attraction.
With all the above clarifications, we begin to understand that it is sensibly possible
for any wishes to ‘come true’ or ‘be granted’ within the desired timeline. It all
depends on the skills of the individuals who conduct the wishes. In Buddhism,
there is a cardinal virtue known as mettā bhavana or the cultivation of loving-
kindness. It is a foundation for the brahmavihāras and also a powerful antidote to
accelerate the realisation of emptiness in the dependent nature. When we talk
about realising into emptiness, we talk about the progressive comprehension of the
mind on the reality of things. And emptiness would mean the absence of inherent
existence i.e. all beings or things are inter-depending, inter-waving and inter-
relating with one another. Just like the saying, ‘Part of you is part of me, part of
me is part of them.’ This phrase implies the inter-connectedness of all things in
the nature and the significance of mettā bhavana is to condition and transform the
mind from a delusive state into a non-manipulative and non-discriminatory ones.
This is because the mind is naturally something more objective and involves clear
discrimination – differentiates and understands the characteristics of objects. And
the cultivation of loving-kindness would inspire the deluded mind into seeing all
things as they truly are.
Basically, the cultivation of loving-kindness is performed by radiating out to all
beings in all directions the unconditional and boundless love, goodwill and kindness.
Through the practice of meditation, one could begin the radiating of loving-
kindness toward oneself, such as, ‘May I be well and happy, may I be peaceful all
the time, may I be free from harms and dangers, may I be strong in facing
difficulties, etc.’ Thereafter, one could continue with the similar wishes and

4. progress into the immediate family, the good friends, all the known and unknown
beings, and gradually the entire universe. When one has fully realised into the
significance of cultivating loving-kindness, the state of egolessness and
compassion would arise concurrently.
Nevertheless, these strong wishes for the happiness and the well-being of oneself
and others must be carried out in a meditative state with full concentration and
mindfulness. Mettā bhavana is considered one of the powerful antidotes for
alleviating the immeasurable suffering in samsāra because the end result can be
witnessed by oneself immediately - right here, right now! This is mainly due to the
deceleration of the come factors i.e. the wishes being radiated out in a discretely
clear and slow tempo recitation (as per the above illustrated Scenario 2 –
Deceleration). As such, we could see that the mettā blessing from a highly
revered monk who has attained the advanced level of jhāna is very powerful and
could generate the immediate and promising results to the recipients. Jhāna is an
altered state of consciousness with profound stillness and concentration. At the
pinnacle of the jhānas, there is a transformation of the mind consciousness into a
potent black hole of emptiness that strongly attracts and magnetises vibrational
frequencies and this is the beginning of attaining psychic powers among individuals.
In other words, within the innate mind of all individuals, there is a compelling black
hole of emptiness and it is also known as the Clear Light in the Tibetan Buddhist
tradition.
At the end of the day, we would realise that ordinary people do not always get
what they wish for in life because for most of the time, they have engaged with the
wrongful techniques. Any wishes by individuals must be radiated out in a
discretely clear and slow tempo recitation and must be in full concentration and
mindfulness in order to catch a glimpse of the immediate result. Therefore,
meditation is a key tool for realising one’s wishes sooner than later. Besides,
there is a need for one to understand well and observe thoroughly the law of
motion before gaining insight into the law of kamma. In fact, the law of kamma is
nothing more than the law of balancing in the dependent nature. For general
understanding, nature is a system of constant with a factor of intermediation or
absence. If one stirs up in any phenomena of existence under volitional or non-
volitional term, the natural law that maintains equilibrium would take its course to
balance it in one way or another across time and the plane of existence.
Otherwise, a constant factor cannot be achieved at all in the nature and this is the
core basis for the three physical laws of motion that were discovered by Sir Isaac
Newton.