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Old 06-30-2011, 12:00 AM   #5
patuvammnogoo

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Any action that one has carried out with greed, arising with greed as its cause, and having greed as its
origin; that action bears fruit within the aggregates that are the basis for ones individuality. In whichever
individuality that kamma bears fruit, one experiences that karmic fruit within that very individuality,
either immediately, soon after, or some time later.

(The exact same description is applied to hatred and delusion, word for word.)

Friends, this is comparable with plant seeds that have not broken, rotted, or been destroyed by wind
and sun, that have been chosen for their soundness, carefully stored, and planted by someone in a well
prepared plot with good top soil. Further, the rain falls according to the season. Those seeds will sprout,
develop, and thrive most certainly. In the same way, any action that someone has carried out with greed
… hatred … delusion, arising with greed … hatred … delusion as its cause, and having greed … hatred
… delusion as its origin; that action bears fruit within the aggregates that are the basis for his
individuality. In whichever individuality that kamma bears fruit, he experiences that karmic fruit within
that very individuality, either immediately, a moment later, or some time later. Looks similar to alaya ("storehouse consciousness") in the Mahayana tradition. Maybe this is the original source for that teaching?
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