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“And what is kamma that is neither dark nor bright with neither dark nor bright result, leading to the ending of kamma? right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is called kamma that is neither dark nor bright with neither dark nor bright result, leading to the ending of kamma.”
— AN 4.235
This tells me that karma is not so much determined by the outcome of our actions, but is determined by our intention. If we live life with pure intentions, our actions are just what they are, and we do not have to be guided by thoughts of, “If I do this, what are the consequences of my actions?” With pure intentions, we walk through life more easily. Actions still have reactions; cause and effect still exists, but these no longer guide us. We are free to roam the world, unbound by thoughts of karmic consequences, as long as our guiding light is pure. Pure compassion. Pure wisdom. Pure interconnectedness. Pure emptiness. So in this way, karma becomes more of a verb than a noun. With impure intentions, we struggle with thoughts of karmic consequences. With impure intentions, if we are oblivious of karmic consequences, we are still inextricably bound to these consequences. With impure thoughts, karmic consequences are hurdles. Living life with pure intentions, we are freed from such worry. Our pure intentions can become so deeply ingrained in us that we flourish in the realm of suchness, and ultimately, thusness.
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