[8jIDXQ80]

Forgive me Kaarine...

There is nothing to forgive about... I really enjoy when traditions agree in their understandings. It is a relief. Sometimes I am so enthusiastic about Zen that I forget that maybe, if not completely different, there are other ways to follow Dhamma.

"Since in the action of Mahamudra there is no reference point for any action, be free from the intention to act or not."

I think this parallels quite nicely to what you have mentioned. And, I suppose it could be said that the ripening karma of the actions done with such a view is in fact our merit. Giving up attachment to any aspect of our actions is definitely a key aspect of the view.

Yes, that is the idea. To perform in such a way is giving up attachment.

[ketNavatutt]

It’s a wonderful opportunity in the human form to refrain from evil and to do good – not in order to store up merit for the next life, but because this is the beauty of our humanity. Being a human can be a joyful experience rather that an onerous task."

Again, Sumedho seems to touch deep; I agree with him. Why to store? What has to be stored?

[opelayday]

During the time we 'do good' we do not 'do bad'
(sabba papassa akaranm
kusalassa upsampada)
whether we accumulate merit or not, it makes a stage for 'concentration and insight meditation'
(sacitta pariyo dapanam
etan Buddana sasanam)