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(Quote) The Buddha said:Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, and intellect. (AN 6.63) Knowing that driving may lead to bugs being killed is still differe… (View Post)
(Quote) Such statement would not be in accordance with the Buddha's teachings as recorded in the Pali Canon. From the Maha Kammavibhanga Sutta:["Now, Ananda, when a monk or brahman] says thus: '… (View Post)
I think it's important to remember that the Buddha said the following:Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, & intellect. So while it may be impossible… (View Post)
(Quote) It is "natural" in the sense that the law of karma can be described as "just the way things are." ie. Buddha did not create the law of karma nor do societies and cultures … (View Post)
(Quote) As fivebells already pointed out the context of that sutta must be taken into account. We should also distinguish between the Buddha's situation from the monk who was weak and hungry. The Bud… (View Post)