[FailiaFelay]

I found Kantipalo's assessment to be skewed by "re-birth-view", and unhelpful.

He does say "The minds of people are complex and they make many different kinds of kamma even in one lifetime" and I take the part about post mortem rebirth to be irrelevant if we are looking at the issue of what's important -- i.e. this present lifetime.

One can interpret this as the birth of different mental states within one lifetime, . ...eg one can be suffering 'in hell' or be in a temporary 'heaven' mentally, or have various other kinds of emotional reactions to experiences that one has .These frequent reactions can also be strengthened over time if we're not aware of the process. This is what happens to most people - but the outcomes aren't necessarily all exactly the same.

If we're committed Buddhist practitioners,however, our development of mental tranquility, clarity and wisdom, governs whether we suffer or not. As well as through intellectual analysis, this is very much dependent on mindfulness and the regular practice of meditation.

Anyway, I'm just rambling now, sorry !

Regarding kamma, how about this quote from Ajahn Buddhadasa from "Kamma in Buddhism" ?

... as Buddhists let’s try to do only the kamma that is the end of kamma. When we see that kamma has occupied and ruled our lives, we will strive to practice, improve ourselves, and fight in every possible way to triumph over both good and evil kamma, so that none of them will oppress our minds. Let’s develop minds that are clean, clear, and calm because no kamma and no results disturb it.