Ajahn Khamdee via Ven. Sujato; Dhr. Seven, Sayalay, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
In practicing the Buddha's Dharma (Teachings), there have to be causes. If there are no
causes, there are no results.
If the causes are skillful (wholesome, good, profitable), the results will
be. If the causes are unskillful (unwholesome, bad, detrimental), the results will be.
This is like things outside.
Take fruit, for example. Fruit has to come
from a plant. If there's no plant, there's no fruit.
When orchard owners are interested in the fruit of their
flowering trees, they focus on tending to the roots and trunks of the trees:
watering them, fertilizing them, uprooting weeds, and protecting the trees
from anything that might pose a danger to them.
When they take good care
of the trees in this way, the flowers and fruits will come of their own
accord.
It's the same in practicing the Dharma.
The Buddha taught us to take care of what we think, say, and do (karma). If our thoughts, words, and
deeds are skillful, then whatever we receive in life [as a result or vipaka of that karma] will have to be good (wished for, pleasing, desirable).
If our thoughts, words, and deeds are unskillful, then whatever we get [as a result of that karma] will all
be bad (unwished for, displeasing, undesirable). If we get a husband, he'll be a bad husband. If we get a wife,
she'll be a bad wife. If we get children, they'll be bad children. If we
get wealth, it'll be bad wealth.
Our problem is that we like good
results, but we don't like creating good causes.
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