[rostpribru]

hi

in Buddhism, intention is not related to free will. intention can be 'bad', 'good' and 'enlightened'. both good and bad intention, but particularly bad, are products of ignorance & craving rather than free will. buddha said about good & bad intention:

And how, O monks, should the nutriment volitional thought [intention] be considered? Suppose, O monks, there is a pit of glowing embers, filled to cover a man's height, with embers glowing without flames and smoke. Now a man comes that way, who loves life and does not wish to die, who wishes for happiness and detests suffering. Then two strong men [i.e., good & bad intention] would seize both his arms and drag him to the pit of glowing embers. Then, O monks, far away from it would recoil that man's will, far away from it his longing, far away his inclination. And why? Because the man knows: 'If I fall into that pit of glowing embers, I shall meet death or deadly pain.'

In that manner, I say, O monks, should the nutriment volitional thought be considered. If the nutriment volitional thought is comprehended, the three kinds of craving are thereby comprehended. And if the three kinds of craving are comprehended, there is, I say, no further work left to do for the noble disciple.

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