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**spacecrafty** · 07-20-2012, 04:45 PM

I have seen the following quote attributed to the Buddha - "Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form."

It seems to me this is referring to karma and unless there is a mindstream or some kind of karmic storehouse, which survives death. how can this quote be true. Without a life after death, or mindstream, if we did something negative or positive and then died we would escape the consequences of our actions.

If someone is feeling ill-will/anger towards another person, slaps them in an argument and then gets a punch and a broken nose in return, what has that got to do with life after death - which isn't mentioned in the quote ?

If someone is thoughtful and kind towards others and then receives friendship and goodwill from them, what has that got to do with life after death -which isn't mentioned in the quote ?

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07-20-2012, 04:45 PM	#3
spacecrafty Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 544 Senior Member	I have seen the following quote attributed to the Buddha - "Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form." It seems to me this is referring to karma and unless there is a mindstream or some kind of karmic storehouse, which survives death. how can this quote be true. Without a life after death, or mindstream, if we did something negative or positive and then died we would escape the consequences of our actions. If someone is feeling ill-will/anger towards another person, slaps them in an argument and then gets a punch and a broken nose in return, what has that got to do with life after death - which isn't mentioned in the quote ? If someone is thoughtful and kind towards others and then receives friendship and goodwill from them, what has that got to do with life after death -which isn't mentioned in the quote ? .
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