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**UFJon** · 05-29-2010, 03:42 AM

For the unawakened mind karma may appear to be speculative

contemplate the Buddha's words and try to see for ourselves if there is truth in what is known as the laws of karma.

The Buddha clearly demonstrated that karma was speculative at best in the Maha Kammavibhanga Sutta.

We could also see if there is any truth in the fact that the Buddha or awakened one no longer prodiuces karma because he is without attachment or aversion

And how do you propose to do that? The Buddha has been dead some 2500 years. And we could not experience what he experienced if he were alive and standing in front of us.

and sees all phenonema as inherently empty.

Do you know what the Buddha meant by this "emptiness"? What is your understanding of this statement, "all phenomena are inherently empty" and what it means?

05-29-2010, 03:42 AM	#4
UFJon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 502 Senior Member	For the unawakened mind karma may appear to be speculative contemplate the Buddha's words and try to see for ourselves if there is truth in what is known as the laws of karma. The Buddha clearly demonstrated that karma was speculative at best in the Maha Kammavibhanga Sutta. We could also see if there is any truth in the fact that the Buddha or awakened one no longer prodiuces karma because he is without attachment or aversion And how do you propose to do that? The Buddha has been dead some 2500 years. And we could not experience what he experienced if he were alive and standing in front of us. and sees all phenonema as inherently empty. Do you know what the Buddha meant by this "emptiness"? What is your understanding of this statement, "all phenomena are inherently empty" and what it means?
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