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Karma discussion - split topic from 'Unity of Faiths'
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11-14-2011, 03:37 PM
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Mimsykzr
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Thanks for mentioning the Veludvareyya Sutta, Element. I always come back to that one.
Any comments on Ven. Yogavacara Rahula's definition below? I took it from his free PDF book "One Night's Shelter".
This word means action or conscious volition. Karma begins in the mind and is expressed through the body and speech.
Conscious actions leave a residual impression in the nervous system and subconscious mind which will be capable of producing or bringing effects of the same likeness back to us.
The nature of karmic action can be wholesome or unwholesome and they bring pleasant or unpleasant results respectively. Unwholesome actions are those performed under the influence of ignorance, greed and hatred while wholesome actions stem out of wisdom, non-attachment and friendliness/love. These actions with their potential for future manifestation represent the energy which will shape the destiny for each person and will be the fuel for generating rebirth. Is this Yogacara (not Yogavacara!) thought?
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