áááŻáášááŹáá˝áşááš áááŻáášáˇáááá˛á ááášááášá¸áá˝ááš
We are the only creators of our lives
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻááᏠáá˝áášáá˝áášáˇáá°áá˛áˇ ááśážáááźáŹááᯠáĄáá˝áŽáťááłááŽá¸ áąááááŹááŤá áĄáťááśáłá¸ááśáŻááááš ááŤáá˝áááŻááš áĄáááŻááśáŻáááášáąááź áąááŹáášáťááášááášááŹáąá ááᯠáˇááźáášááźáášááášáááš áąááźá¸ááşáášáááŻáášááźáášáˇ áá˝áááŤááášá
We are relying on the action which is like the mirror. We have right to make a free choice to reflect smile or cry appearances.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻá ááŻááśááŹááŹáąááźáááŻáᏠááŻááŹá¸ áááŹá¸ ááśáᏠááááŹááśáŻá¸ááŤá¸áĄáąáááá˝áŹ ááášááášááśáŻážááášáá áá˝ááááŤááášá ááŤáá˛áááášáąááŹáˇ ááŻááśááŹááŹáąááŹáášá¸áá ášáąááŹáášáťáá ášááᯠᡠáááśáŻáąááŹáášáąáá¸ááŤáá°á¸á áĄááášá¸ááśáŻá¸ ááááŹááśáŻá¸ááŤá¸áĄáťáááš áĄáąážááŹáášá¸áĄáááşáłá¸áááŻáá˛áˇ áąááŹááĽááąáááááŻá፠ááášááášááśáŻážááášáá áá˝ááááŤááášá áᎠáĄáąážááŹáášá¸áĄáááşáłá¸áááŻáá˛áˇ áąááŹááĽááąááááᯠááášááášááśáŻážááášáááᏠáĄááźáášáĄáąáá¸ážááŽá¸ááŤááášá ááŽááśáŻážááášáˇááááąá ááŻááśááŹááŹáá˛á áĄáťááŹá¸ááŹááŹáąááźááᯠáťááŹá¸ááŹá¸áąá ááŹáťáá ášááŤááášá
We Buddhists need to have faith in Three Gems: the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. But it is not enough to be a true Buddhist yet. At lease we have to believe in Three Gems and the natural law of cause and effect also. The belief in law of cause and effect is more important , it distinguished Buddhism from other religions.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻá ááŻáášáąááŹáášáááşá˝ áĄáąážááŹáášá¸áĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááᯠááśáąááźááᯠáˇáąááááŤááášá ááśáááŹá¸áᏠáá˝áášáᲠᡠáĄááŹá¸áá°áťááŽá¸ ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻá ááŻáášáááŻáášáąááŹáášááźáášáááşá˝ááᯠáĄááşááłá¸ááášáĄáťáá áš áąááŹáášáťááášááášááášáąá ááŤááášá áá˝áášáá˛áá˝áŹ áĄáááŻááşáášáá˝áŹáá˝áášáˇ ážááášáˇáááš áĄáááŻááśáŻáááášáąááŹáášáťááášáťááŽá¸ áĄáťááśáłá¸ááşáášáá˝áŹáá˝áášáˇážááášáˇáááš áĄáťááśáłá¸ááśáŻááááš áąááŹáášáťááášááŤááášá áĄáááŻááşáášáá˝áŹáá˛áážááášáˇáżááŽá¸ áĄáťááśáłá¸ááśáŻáááášáťááášááşáášáááŻá ááááŤáá°á¸á
The causes that we do are called actions. Action is like the mirror, It reflects what we do as result. if we look at ourselves in the mirror with smile face, it will reflect smile appearance. If we look at with cry face, it will reflect cry appearance. We cannot see smile appearance with cry face look.
áĄáąáąážááŹáášá¸áĄááşááłá¸ áąááŹááĽááąáááĄá áĄáąážááŹáášá¸áąááźáááŻáᏠááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠᡠáąááźá¸ááşáášááźáášáˇáá˝áááŤááášá áĄááşááłá¸ááᯠáąááźá¸ááşáášááźáášáˇááá˝áááŤáá°á¸á áĄááşááłá¸áááŹáᏠáĄáąážááŹáášá¸áááŹá¸áá˛á áĄáᎠáĄáááŻáĄáąááşáŹááš ááášáá°áąááááŹááŹááŤá
According to natural law of cause and effect, we have right to choose only causes not the effect. Effect is identical to cause automatically.
ááášáˇáąááşáŹášáąááŹáášááźáášá¸áᲠáˇáĄáąážááŹáášá¸áááŹá¸ááᯠááŻáášáąááŹáášááşááš áąááŹáášá¸ááşááłá¸ áąáááşáŹáąááŤááš áąááááŹáá˝áŹááŤá áĄááŹá¸áá°áᲠááąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáąážááŹáášá¸áááŹá¸áąááź áťááłááşáášááášá¸ ááąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇáĄááşááłá¸ á§áááš áąáááąááŤáášááŹááŤáááášáˇááášá ááŽáááŹá áĽááąááááᯠááášáá°áá˝áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛áááŻáášá áźáášá¸ ááá˝áááŤáá°á¸á
If we do wholesome causes, the effect will surely be good. If we do unwholesome causes, the effect will be bad indeed likewise. No one can change this natural law.
ááŹáááśá áá áŽááśá ááąááŹááśááášáááŻá ááśáááŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááşááłá¸áá˝áááŤááášá ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻá áááŻáášáááśáŹáá˛á áťááłááá˝á˝áş áĄáąááŹáášá¸áĄáááŻá¸áąááźáᏠááŹáááśáťáá ášáťááŽá¸á áááášáá˛ááąáťááŹáááşá˝ á ááŹá¸áąááźá áá áŽááśáťáá ášááŤááášá á ááášáá˝áŹ ážááśá áŽáááşá˝á ááąááŹááśááşáŹá¸ áťáá ášááŤááášá
There three kinds of action; bodily action, verbal action and mental action. Something we do in good or bad deeds with our body is called bodily action.
Something we speak with our mouth is verbal action and something we think in our mind is mental action.
ááşáźáášáąááŹášáááŻááᏠááŹááášááŻááŻááĽášáąááź áťáá ášážáááášáˇáĄáąááşáŹááš áĄáąááŹáášá¸áĄáááŻá¸ ááśáá˝á ášááşááłá¸ááśáŻá¸ ááŻáášááááŤáááášáˇááášá áąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ ááśážáááźáŹáąááźá áąááŹáášá¸ááşááłá¸áťáá ášáąá áťááŽá¸á ááąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇááśážáááźáŹá ááąááŹáášá¸ááşááłá¸áťáá ášáąá ááášáááŻááŹáááŻáąááŹáˇ á áźá˛á áźá˛áťáá˛áťáᲠááśáŻáťááášááŹá¸áááŤááášá áťááŽá¸áąááŹáˇ ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇááááᯠáąááŹáášá¸áąáĄáŹááš áááŻá¸áąáĄáŹááš áááŻáášáááźá˛áťááŽá¸ áĄáťááŹá¸ ááášáá°áá ášáĽáŽá¸áá ášáąááŹáášáá˝ áááášááŽá¸áááŻáášáá°á¸áááŻááŹáááŻá፠ááášáˇááźáášá¸á áĽášá¸á áŹá¸áááŤááášá
As we are ordinary person, we may do both good and bad actions. We must firmly believe that good actions cause good effects and bad action cause bad effects. And we must consider that no one can create our lives to be good or to be bad but ourselves.
ááŽáąáááŹáá˝áŹ áĄáááášááśáá˝áášáˇ áá áĽáłáá¸áášááśáá˝á ášááşááłá¸áĄáąážááŹáášá¸ááᯠáá˝áášá¸áťáááşáášááŤááášá áĄáááášááśáąááźá ááášáá˝ááá áĽáłáá¸áášáĄáąáťááąáááᯠáĄááşááłá¸áááášáťáá ášáąáááąá áááᯠááášáá˝ááá áŠáá¸áášááśáąááźáááášá¸ ááşáźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáᲠᡠáĄááŹááášáĄáąáťááąáááᯠáĄááşááłá¸ááášáĄáťáá áš ááśáŻáąááŹášáąáá¸ááŤáááášáˇááášá
Here I like to explain two kinds of actions: past action and present action. Just as past actions result in our present condition so also present actions will surely effect on our future.
ááá°ááŽáᲠᡠááśážáááźáŹáąááźá ááşáźáášáąááŹášáᲠᡠáááąááźááᯠááá°ááŽáąáĄáŹáášááášááŽá¸ááášáááŻáᏠááášááááťááłááááŤáááášáˇááášá ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ áá°áĄááşááł áˇá ááşáášá¸ááŹáťááŽá¸ áĄááşááł áˇá ááášá¸áá˛ááášá áĄááşááłáá áťááášáˇá áśáŻáťááŽá¸ áĄááşááłáá ááşááłááá˛áˇááášá áĄááşááł áˇá ááşáášá¸ááŹáťááŽá¸ áĄááşááłá ááşáášá¸ááŹá¸áąáá¸ááśáˇááášá áĄááşááłáá ááŻáášáĄááášá¸áá˝ááťááŽá¸ áĄááşááłáááŻáášáááŻá¸áááš á ááŹáąááźáťáá ášááŹááŹááŤá
You may notice different actions make our lives different. So some are rich but some are poor. Some are perfect and some are lack. Some are healthy and some are in poor health. Some are pretty and some are ugly. etc.
áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáá ááşááłááá˛áˇáąááááš áĄáťááŹá¸áá°áąááźáᲠᡠáťááášáˇá áśáŻáá˛áˇáĄáąáťááąááąááźááᯠáááŹáááŻáťáá ášáťááášá¸ááášá áĄáááášá áááŻáášáááŻáášáťááłáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ ááąááŹáášá¸áááąááźáĄááźááš áááŻáášáˇáááŻáášáááŻáášáᏠáĄáťáá ášááášááášáˇááŤááášá ááŽáááŻáááąááźáťáá ášááŹáąáĄáŹááš ááášáá°ááá˝ áááášá¸ááşáłáášáťááŽá¸ ááášá¸ááŽá¸ááŹá¸áᏠáááŻáášááŤáá°á¸á á ážááŹáá áŹážááŽá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áá˝áźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáááŻáášáááŻáášááᏠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášááᯠáˇáᲠáááášá¸ááášá¸áá˝áášáąááźáťáá ášááŤááášá
If we are lack, we should blame our selves for having done bad actions in the past than being jealous of others perfect condition. No one has controlled and created our lives to be like that. We are creators of our lives in the Universe.
ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ áá ášááŻááŻááŻáášáąááŹáášááášáááŻááášáá˝áášáˇ áááŻáášáąááŹáášáááš áąááŹáášá¸ááŹááŻáášáá˝áŹááŹá¸ áááŻá¸ááŹááŻáášáá˝áŹááŹá¸ áąáá¸áąáá¸ááášáááš á áĽášá¸á áŹá¸ááŤá ááąááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻáášáąááŹáášáááąááźááąá áąááŹáášá¸áááşáłá¸áááŹáááŻá ááášáá° áá ášáĽáŽá¸áá ášáąááŹáášáá˝áŹáá˝ áĄáá°á¸áĄááźáášáˇáĄáąáḠááá˝áááŤáá°á¸á ááŤáᏠáááŻá¸áá˝áášá¸áá˛áˇ áĽááąáááťáá ášáťááŽá¸ áĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááźááš ááşá˝ááşá˝áá áá˝ááá˝ááŤááášá
So deeply think about yourself what to do; good or bad before you take any action. No one has a great chance to have good result from bad actions. This is very simple law and this is fair to all.
ááášážáááłáášááŹááᯠáąááźá¸ááşáášáťááŽá¸ááŻáášááŤááášá ááŤáąááá˛áˇ ááśážáááźáŹá ááášáá˝áášáˇáá˝áźááŻášáášáĄááŤáááš ááášáá° áá ášáĽáŽá¸áá ášáąááŹáášáááŻáá˝ ááşáášáá˝áŹááááŻáášáá°á¸áááŻááŹáąááŹáˇ ááášáąááŹáˇáá˝ ááąááˇááŤáá˛áá
You can do as you like but never forget that action doesn't favor anyone including you and me.