Karma Flashcards
Name Three types of effect cause by non virtuous actions?
1 The ripen effect
2 The effect similar to the cause
3 The environmental effect
What’s the ripened effect?
The ripened effect of a negative action is rebirth in one of the three lower realms
What’s the tendencies similar to the cause?
We experience the effects that are tendencies similar to the cause by continuing to have a strong compulsion to repeat similar non virtuous actions.
What’s the experiences similar to the ten non virtuous actions “killing”?
Our life is short and full of sickness and disease
What’s the experience similar to the cause of “stealing “ ?
We lack wealth and possessions, and when we manage to gather resources they are stolen from us
What’s the experience similar to the cause of sexual misconduct?
We are quickly separated from our friends family, our partners abandon us for someone else, we experience loneliness
The experience similar to lying
No one trust what we say and people don’t listen to our advice
The experience similar to divisive speech
We find it hard to develop harmonious relationships with others
Experience similar to hurtful speech
Others speak unpleasant things about us and speak badly about us (others speaking offensively or sarcastically)
Experience similar to idle chatter
People do not take seriously what we say, they regard us as foolish and do not pay attention to our comments and opinions
Experience similar to covetousness
Our desires are not fulfilled and we fail to obtain what we want
Power of regret
Purifies the potential for the effect that is an experience similar to the cause
Power of reliance
Purifies the potential for the environmental effect
Power of opponent force
Purifies the potential for the ripens effect
Power of promise
Purifies the tendencies similar to the cause
