7 - Karma

• Literally means ‘action’

• Everything we do is a cause that produces an effect

• can also include intention and thoughts

• Karma can also be positive

• It is simply an action and as all actions produce effects, your type of action determines the type of effect

• links to pratityasamutpada

• everything you do is karma which is effecting the world

• can be understood when enlightenment is reached

• action with intention

“We ourselves are responsible for our own deeds, happiness and misery. We build our own hells. We create our own heavens. We are the architects of our own fate.” - Narada Thera

“It is this doctrine of karma that can explain the problem of suffering.” Narada Thera

“Kamma means volition action” - Bhikkhu Bodhi