you know when the monks say "罪过, 罪过", when they see
something unwholesome. but i think 过 is something small and if one
don't stop it as soon as possible, it can roll bigger and bigger
like snowball.
even tearing a piece of paper cannot have
angry/destructive intention/thoughts, let alone killing an
insect/ant/cockcroach etc.
One instance of intention is one instance of kamma. When there
is kamma there is immediate result. Even just one little thought,
although not particularly important, is nevertheless not void of
consequence. It will be at the least a "tiny speck" of kamma, added
to the stream of conditions which shape mental activity. With
repeated practice, through repeated proliferation by the mind, or
through expression as external activity, the result becomes
stronger in the form of character traits, physical features or
repercussions from external sources.
A destructive intention does not have to be on a gross
level. It may, for example, lead to the destruction of only a very
small thing, such as when we angrily tear up a piece of
paper. Even though that piece of paper has no importance in itself, the action still has
some effect on the quality of the mind. The effect is very
different from tearing up a piece of paper
with a neutral state of mind, such as when throwing away scrap
paper. If there is repeated
implementation of such angry intention, the effects of accumulation
will become clearer and clearer, and may develop to more
significant levels.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9280/kamma1.htm#meaning
however, Yuan Yin Lao Ren mentioned that an instance
of unconditional compassion/bodhi will also on the other hand
be very wholesome.
there are story where a being who was reborn in hell, but when
he recall the thoughts of Amitabha Buddha, the hell simply
disappear and was reborn in the higher realm or something.
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