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One story tells of a man in the Buddha*s time who, seeing a monk passing by, thought to offer him food. The man offer the food to the monk but afterward regretted having done so, thinking that it was a waste. The monk is was an arhant, a fully enlightened being, and has a very powerful wholesome karmic effect. The result of having offered food to the monk was that the man was reborn as a millionaire for seven consecutive lifetimes. But the karmic fruit of his having regretted his own generosity was that he had a miserly disposition throughout those seven lifetimes and was unable to enjoy his great wealth: the ironies of karmic justice. Each mind moment brings its own appropriate result, and an action can bring mixed results if the mind moments surrounding it are mixed. If the wholesome action is surrounded by feeling of appreciation, the power of its wholesome karmic force is increased. JOseph Goldstein
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 09:07:04 +0000

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