Acting nice for karma's sake?

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It will still be positive, but not as beneficial as if it was done selflessly.

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Karma is how this world behaves. As an example in general how world behave is ; if we change the state of a weight (put a stone from the ground on the table) to a more unstable position (being on the table is more unstable than being on the ground) what would happen? Once its got a chance it comes to a stable position right? You can name this as gravity or any other concept in Science. The same model is happening in Karma too.

By helping a lady to cross the road you are changing the state, and once the nature got a chance it gives you similar thing back. But main thing to remember is that β€˜chethana han bikkha wΓ¨ kamman wadami’ means thought (intention) is the karma. So if you do this without the intention of really helping that lady, you will not get similar help in future. The intention you meant here may cause you to be used by someone else (as return karma) to get what they want while you will feel some easiness.

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For the purpose of obtaining good karma, one would in most cases accumulate more good than for any other common purpose, yes. "Just" for the sake of doing good is a very noble intention, householder Timothy Hung.

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Yes, you are exercising the muscle of kindness. Eventually the action will become more natural.

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This is a triple win in term of accumulating and strengthening the effectiveness of the karmic action:

  1. Being nice
  2. Knowing being nice has consequences
  3. Acting knowing there are consequences

When doing good, believing in Karma and knowing there are consequences, reinforce the good results.

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