Hello everyone,
This week we read up to Part Two: Investigation and Responsibility p 101. We read about and discussed RIght View and RIght Intention and how "what motivates the action is what determines the quality of the results" P99 and how we need to become people who want to live with integrity if we want to have a solid recovery.
So this week's question to consider and comment on is in what way have your motivations for your actions affected the results in a good or bad way?
For me, I know that when I did something kind or generous, but was only doing it so people would like me or think good of me, the results were sometimes a mixed bag. I would often end up with a resentment if I didn't feel that my efforts were being properly appreciated. Taking the same action with the intention of simply being of service freed me from this budding resentment and allowed me to let go of the results. I was satisfied by the doing of the act itself rather than others' response or reaction to it.
For me, this demonstrates the karma of right intention.
What about you? Can you think of a time in your life when you experienced the difference between the "quality of the results" due to the right motivation or intention or lack thereof?
