july29

One of the characteristics of karmic

theory is that there is a definite,

commensurate relationship between

cause and effect. There is no way that

negative actions or unwholesome deeds

can result in joy and happiness. Joy and

happiness, by definition, are the results

or fruits of wholesome actions. So, from

that point of view, it is possible for us to

admire not so much the immediate

action, but the real causes of joy.