Misunderstanding of the Buddha’s words on karma
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When AN 4.77 is read together with SN 36.21 (quoted below), it becomes clearer why one shouldn't speculate on the precise workings of the results of kamma.
The reason for this is that not everything that happens to us is caused by kamma.
“Master Gotama, there are some ascetics and brahmins who hold such a doctrine and view as this: ‘Whatever a person experiences, whether it be pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant, all that is caused by what was done in the past.’ What does Master Gotama say about this?”
“Some feelings, Sīvaka, arise here originating from bile disorders: that some feelings arise here originating from bile disorders one can know for oneself, and that is considered to be true in the world. Now when those ascetics and brahmins hold such a doctrine and view as this, ‘Whatever a person experiences, whether it be pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant, all that is caused by what was done in the past,’ they overshoot what one knows by oneself and they overshoot what is considered to be true in the world. Therefore I say that this is wrong on the part of those ascetics and brahmins.
“Some feelings, Sīvaka, arise here originating from phlegm disorders … originating from wind disorders … originating from an imbalance of the three … produced by change of climate … produced by careless behaviour … caused by assault … produced as the result of kamma: that some feelings arise here produced as the result of kamma one can know for oneself, and that is considered to be true in the world. Now when those ascetics and brahmins hold such a doctrine and view as this, ‘Whatever a person experiences, whether it be pleasant or painful or neither-painful-nor-pleasant, all that is caused by what was done in the past,’ they overshoot what one knows by oneself and they overshoot what is considered to be true in the world. Therefore I say that this is wrong on the part of those ascetics and brahmins. .....
Bile, phlegm, and also wind, Imbalance and climate too, Carelessness and assault, With kamma result as the eighth.
SN 36.21
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It appears AN 4.77 is saying true understanding of the scope of Buddhas, the scope of jhana, the results of kamma & the nature of the world is arrived at by direct realization and not arrived at by thinking/speculation (cintā). It appears the key word in AN 4.77 is 'cintā'. SN 56.41 is a detailed sutta explaining to not engage in 'cintā' about the world. SN 56.41 appears to conclusively explain what AN 4.77 is about.
Generally, on the internet, posts mentioning four suttas are best ignored, namely, AN 4.77, SN 12.15, SN 35.23 & SN 44.10. Here, generally, no one knows what they are posting/cintā about.
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