Originally posted by bohiruci:
i dun agree with what u said , karma is a very complicated entity ,
if u used
black and white kamma to represent then we might have a book on how
to erase karma , so simple , the most important thing for us as
buddhist is to practice dilligently and perform as a bodhisattva ,
not using simple black and white to represent .up to now , i see
karma as a impermanence , its existence does not impede us from
seeking enlightenment [/b][/b]
Amtf bohiruci,
yes, but the black and white kamma analogy is directly spoken by
Buddha.
if u read the sutta.
"Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of kamma ... What is black
kamma, black result? Some people in this world are given to
killing, given to stealing, given to sexual infidelity, given to
lying, given to drinking intoxicants which lead to heedlessness.
This is called black kamma, black result.
"Bhikkhus, what is white kamma, white result? Some people in this
world dwell aloof from killing, aloof from stealing, aloof from
sexual infidelity, aloof from lying, aloof from the drinking of
intoxicants which lead to heedlessness. This is called white kamma,
white result.
"Bhikkhus, what is kamma both back and white with result both black
and white? Some people in this world create actions through body
... speech ... mind which are both harmful and not harmful. This is
called 'kamma both black and white with result both black and
white.'
"Bhikkhus, what is kamma neither black nor white, with result
neither black nor white, which leads to the cessation of kamma?
Within those three kinds of kamma, the intention to abandon (those
kinds of kamma), this is called the kamma which is neither black
nor white, with result neither black nor white, which leads to the
ending of kamma."[40] A.II.233 (A.21/235/318 ) Anguttara-nikaya
all the links are from a very well known monk. pls be careful
not to slander.
Good, Evil and
Beyond
Kamma in the Buddha's Teaching
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/9280/kamma.htm#Contents
P. A. Payutto
Translated by Bruce Evans
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