Posted by AUTUMN&WINTER on 20-05-2013, 2:54 PM :

A Forumer wrote:

no offense to buddhism . ..

but i always feel it's very childish when people say things like he's hungry now because in a previous life he had lots of food and was stingy and never give to the hungry. he's poor now because in a previous life he was rich in a previous life and used his riches in an unwholesome way or whatever reason. sounds childish and traditionalistic. like saying one is suffering now because of an equal opposite action in previous lives.

as stated by autumn&winter in post #1996 Buddhist Verses & Silent Readings For Reflection (静思语）

 

 

In between Cause and Effect, there's condition 缘. Without conditions, effect will not take effect. As mentioned in my earlier post, just like a seed is planted in cement, it has no conditions to grow and bear fruits. We couldn't change the cause as it was already planted but by following Buddha's teachings, we can change the conditions so that the bad cause will not become an effect. Because of we are able to change the conditions, that's why liberation from sufferings is possible.

Though saying so, the best is not to plant any bad seeds (cause). One needs not worry about anything if no bad seeds (cause) are planted