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Develop faith of conviction in karma and
its effects.
Faith is the prerequisite of all good
qualities. It clears away doubts, frees
you from ignorance, attachment, craving, and wrong
views. Faith cuts through gloom
and clarifies the mind. It eliminates
pride and is the root of respect.
It is the basis of gathering virtue.
Therefore, persons of intelligence, rely on the guidance of faith,
for it will deliver you into Buddhahood.
Virtues will not arise in people who have
no faith, just as green sprouts do not grow from seeds scorched by
fire.
Strive to cultivate even the subtlest of
virtues and eliminate even the subtlest of sins and
infractions. Therefore, solidify the
certainty that even the subtlest of virtuous and non-virtuous
actions follow you like shadows and produce both great happiness
and great suffering.
Do not scorn even the tiniest
sin,
Thinking that it will do no
harm;
It is through the accumulation of drops of
water
That a great vessel gradually
fills.
Do not think that the
commission
Of even a tiny sin will not pursue
you.
Just as a large vessel is
filled
By falling drops of water,
So too is a fool filled up with
sins
Accumulated a little at a
time.
Do not think that the
cultivation
Of even a tiny virtue will not pursue
you.
Just as a large pot is
filled
By falling drops of water,
So too are the steadfast filled
up
By virtues accumulated a little at a
time.
(The Collection of Indicative Verses)
By accustoming themselves to virtuous and
non-virtuous karma
Humans become habituated to these
actions.
Though you may ignore such
matters,
In other lives, you will experience their
effects, like a dream.
Those who do not train generosity, ethical
discipline and the like
May have good family lineages, good bodies,
and health,
And may have great power or enormous
wealth,
But they will not find happiness in future
lives.
As for those whose family lineage and such
are inferior but
who are not attached to sin
And who have qualities such as generosity
and ethical discipline,
Their happiness in future lifetimes will
grow
As surely as the monsoons of summer fill up
the ocean,
Once you have become certain that virtuous
and non-virtuous karma
Give rise to happiness and suffering in
lives beyond,
YOU WITHOUT
FAITH, DO AS YOU WILL.
(Garland of Birth Stories)
I concur.