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**limpoporanique** · 04-16-2012, 04:52 PM

Hi all,

I was looking at this Ajahn Chah quote #54 in the section 'Kamma' at the link and I wondered if there were any comments about it from our members who practice with or are investigating the various Buddhist traditions.

Good actions bring good results; bad actions bring bad results. Don’t expect the gods to do things for you, or the angels and guardian deities to protect you, or the auspicious days to help you.

These things aren’t true. Don’t believe in them. If you believe in them, you will suffer. You will always be waiting for the right day, the right month, the right year, the angels, or the guardian deities. You’ll only suffer that way.

Look into your own actions and speech, into your own kamma. Doing good, you inherit goodness, doing bad you inherit badness.

http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/N...h:_Reflections

04-16-2012, 04:52 PM	#1
limpoporanique Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 483 Senior Member	Don't expect the gods to do things for you Hi all, I was looking at this Ajahn Chah quote #54 in the section 'Kamma' at the link and I wondered if there were any comments about it from our members who practice with or are investigating the various Buddhist traditions. Good actions bring good results; bad actions bring bad results. Don’t expect the gods to do things for you, or the angels and guardian deities to protect you, or the auspicious days to help you. These things aren’t true. Don’t believe in them. If you believe in them, you will suffer. You will always be waiting for the right day, the right month, the right year, the angels, or the guardian deities. You’ll only suffer that way. Look into your own actions and speech, into your own kamma. Doing good, you inherit goodness, doing bad you inherit badness. http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/N...h:_Reflections
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