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186 18. KAMMA man; it throws light on the physical side of heredity, but leaves in as great darkness as ever the problem of mora ...

THE CAUSE OF INEQUALITY 187 What is the reason, what is the cause, O Lord, that we find amongst mankind the short-lived (appáyuk ...

188 18. KAMMA as a result of his absence of jealousy, when born amongst mankind, will be powerful. If a person does not give any ...

THE CAUSE OF INEQUALITY 189 dormant until this potential germinal compound is vitalised by the kam- mic energy needed for the pr ...

190 18. KAMMA Everything is Not Due to Kamma Although Buddhism attributes this variation to the law of kamma, as the chief cause ...

THE FIVE NIYÁMAS 191 sonal changes and events, causes of winds and rains, nature of heat, etc. belong to this group. Bìja niyám ...

192 18. KAMMA Himalayan snows; horticulturists have worked marvels with flowers and fruits; and yogis have performed levitation. ...

193 CHAPTER 19 WHAT IS KAMMA? Volition is kamma. — Aòguttara Nikáya Kamma T he Pali term kamma literally means action or doing. ...

194 19. WHAT IS KAMMA? This astounding theory undoubtedly leads to palpable absurdities. The embryo and the mother would both be ...

KAMMA AND VIPÁKA 195 In short kamma is the law of cause and effect in the ethical realm, or as some Westerners prefer to say, “a ...

196 19. WHAT IS KAMMA? ically, independent of any external agency. Those types of consciousness which one experiences as inevita ...

THE CAUSE OF KAMMA 197 Some there are, who cavil thus: So you Buddhists too administer the opium of kammic doctrine to the poor, ...

198 19. WHAT IS KAMMA? No Doer is there who does the deed, Nor is there one who feels the fruit, Constituent parts alone roll ...

WHERE IS KAMMA? 199 Where is Kamma? “Stored within the psyche,” writes a certain psychoanalyst, “but usually inaccessible and to ...

200 CHAPTER 20 THE WORKING OF KAMMA “By kamma is this world led.” — Atthasálinì t he working of kamma is an intricate law which ...

BHAVAÒGA 201 Nor is bhavaòga a sub-plane. It does not correspond to F. W. Myer’s subliminal consciousness either. There does not ...

202 20. THE WORKING OF KAMMA ing our own free will. An extraneous element may be a causative factor, but we ourselves are direct ...

DIAGRAM 3: A Thought-Process Stream of Bhavaòga * * * Past Bhavaòga (Atìta Bhavaòga) 1 * * * Vibrating Bhavaòga (Bhavaòga Calana ...

204 20. THE WORKING OF KAMMA Of the seven thought-moments, as stated above, the effect of the first thought-moment, the weakest ...

SUBSEQUENTLY EFFECTIVE KAMMA: 205 of the entreaties of the innocent bhikkhu the hunter set the dogs on him. Finding no escape th ...