The impulse of Kamma

The impulse of Kamma

          When an action is performed through body, speech, or mind, there is always some energy involved. This energy is capable of being fortified, developed or transformed. If a given action  is repeatedly committed, the energy to commit the same deed will be strengthened and consequently, a tendency and habit will be formed. It is this tendency to habituation that makes it possible to train and develop both positive and negative tendencies. These practices become more and more natural and gradually cultivate the tendency and habit to mediate with greater ease. People who repeatedly practices generosity, develop the energy of giving and is therefore better prepared to give even more. The first act of lying contains within itself the potential for lying the second time, and the third, so on until one becomes a behavior of compulsive liar, for example.



          Each and every person is comprised of five aggregates, which are corporeality, feeling, perception, mental formation and consciousness. These are different forms of energy, compounded, co - dependent, and co - functioning in the every changing flow of life. They represent a complex entity of fundamental elements, which are interdependent and interrelated. Some of these forms of energy are gross, other are more subtle and refined. The energy of kamma is a more forceful part of mental formation and is thus intricately interwoven with all other forms of energy. Previous kamma therefore plays a key role in influencing later actions though not necessarily the only one. The continuity of the five aggregates, supported by various conditioning factors, signifies the possibility of a life process without the intervention of a soul element and ensures the uninterrupted continuation and operation of kamma.





By THE BUDDHA'S Core Teaching