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**FelikTen** · 12-31-2010, 02:52 AM

Upon reading the link provided on Karma from buddhanet.net I have a much greater understanding of Karma now. Thank you for providing that.

I now have come to a side-thought about 'true good intention', and that I cannot see how it truly exists...

For example:
-Is the desire to be good and generate good karma not a selfish desire to avoid bad karma (or selfish desire to obtain happiness)?
-Is the desire to help others or have good intentions also not directly related to a selfish desire understanding that pain causes suffering, and wanting to avoid that suffering for yourself or others.
-Is happiness and love in general not just an emotional state?

Those thoughts lead me to believe that neutrality to everything is the result of true selflessness (if selflessness is even possible for a human to aquire). Obviously Buddha (and other enlightened people) believe being 'good' and showing love to others is how people should live their lives...

So my question is why? Even if someone truly accepts selflessness and not-self fully, are all of their actions/intentions/etc still not directly results of emotional wants? (want for happiness or dissatisfaction of suffering)?

12-31-2010, 02:52 AM	#5
FelikTen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	Upon reading the link provided on Karma from buddhanet.net I have a much greater understanding of Karma now. Thank you for providing that. I now have come to a side-thought about 'true good intention', and that I cannot see how it truly exists... For example: -Is the desire to be good and generate good karma not a selfish desire to avoid bad karma (or selfish desire to obtain happiness)? -Is the desire to help others or have good intentions also not directly related to a selfish desire understanding that pain causes suffering, and wanting to avoid that suffering for yourself or others. -Is happiness and love in general not just an emotional state? Those thoughts lead me to believe that neutrality to everything is the result of true selflessness (if selflessness is even possible for a human to aquire). Obviously Buddha (and other enlightened people) believe being 'good' and showing love to others is how people should live their lives... So my question is why? Even if someone truly accepts selflessness and not-self fully, are all of their actions/intentions/etc still not directly results of emotional wants? (want for happiness or dissatisfaction of suffering)?
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