Consequences of Conduct
As we sow, so we reap.
Everything arises
out of causes and conditions.
Everything is subject to our consciousness and attitude.
It is important to understand this. Without it, we will just keep ‘pulling the wool over our own eyes’, by our consciousness over reacting and creating future situations. Much of our present suffering came from our previous incarnation (we were born with an attitude!). Our suffering in the future life is being sown now, because of this attitude, and our conduct.
Our natural state is a clear, peaceful, compassionate mind. Anything we hold onto in the mind (our attitude) destroys that inner peace.
What about all the suffering in the world?
We each have to do what we can do. We can start by not making it worse, by not being governed by our emotions, and by not reacting and so causing harm to others.
The world suffers because each individual in it is careless with their conduct (attitude). Even the Buddha cannot stop the sowing of negative seeds by every individual.
Our conduct is in our own hands.
As we sow, so we reap.
Our conduct is challenging:
it challenges our conceptual mind.
Correct a fool and they will hate you.
Correct the wise and they will love you.
If our conduct is the continuity of pure awareness
being either loved or hated has no effect.
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BUDDHA IN THE MUD is a blog - a living book based on the Dzogchen teachings. Our teacher is life, and life is karma. We are all Buddhas in the mud of concepts. 
Tony, the art of not making it worse is where I’m at !
How not to be a fire starter , or turn into mount etna, under pressure.
Right there in the moment of ignition… How to not ignite.
Dear Cat,
The moment of ignition are the emotions, and we react.
However, ignition is also ‘Light’. if we do not immediately react, space is created. That is the beginning of wisdom.
That brightness is our true essence recognising something. If it recognises its own awareness – that is wisdom itself. Then we may respond with compassion.
Otherwise anger (which is mirror-like wisdom -it just reflect what appeared) turns to aggression.
The emotions are the key.
Tony