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Effect of covetousness
From http://buddhism.org/Sutras/BuddhaTeachings/page_20.html
So, for example, if I saw a person driving a Mercedez, and I think to myself: "hmm, that looks so nice, wish I have one for myself to drive". That'd cause this "evil effect"? From what I understand, the effect of karma happens only if you do good or harm to others in one way or another, so how such mere thinking would have cause this?
Regards,
Andy
Two conditions are necessary to complete the evil of covetousness: -- namely, i. another's possession, and ii. adverting to it, thinking ? 'would this be mine!'
The inevitable consequence of covetousness is non-fulfilment of one's wishes.
So, for example, if I saw a person driving a Mercedez, and I think to myself: "hmm, that looks so nice, wish I have one for myself to drive". That'd cause this "evil effect"? From what I understand, the effect of karma happens only if you do good or harm to others in one way or another, so how such mere thinking would have cause this?
Regards,
Andy
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It's a matter of training the mind to recognize but not attach to stray thoughts because attachment can create suffering(kamma) when the "desire" is not met --That is "doing evil" to yourself. Otherwise a stray thought about a mercedes is just a stray thought --like a leaf on the wind quickly come and quickly gone without any concern in the slightest about it's passage.
Understand?
by causing one to
take what is not given.
lying/cheating for material gain.
working hard and neglecting family/friends/health.
Stress comes from not fulfilling our desires or having the need to protect our gains if we attain them.
Karma is intention which is always mental and vipaka is the result.