Question asked by Tan
Dear Pastors,
If I went to a buddhist temple, and I lighted one of the candles there which need to be paid, but I forget to pay the money before I left. But the next day, I went back and paid the money. Is there any heavy karma for not paying the money? Is this considered stealing from the 3 jewels?
Dear Tan,
Since you went back the next day to pay for the candle, you did not commit any negative karma. This is not considered stealing as you did not have the motive to steal. So don’t worry about it.