Right Action
From TheBuddhism.Net
At every level there is action which has a past that leads up to it, as well as a future proceeding from it. An action is the manifestation of the mind and a desire for anything stimulates the mind, so it is our reactions to outside stimuli that we have to control.
It is we ourselves who are responsible for our own misdeeds. You will remember the saying of the Buddha, “Evil deeds are done only by yourself, not by your parents, friends, relatives or advisers. So you yourself will have to reap the painful results of these misdeeds. So we are responsible for our own evil actions, there is no one to save us from the results of these evil deeds.”
The right-minded man concerns himself with the act, not with the consequences; he considers not what is pleasant or unpleasant, but what is good and right according to the rules of morality
Character is the product of daily, hourly actions. By doing just actions, daily acts of kindness, charity and unselfishness, we come to be just, and we judge strength by power of action. In the same way as a musician is not one who merely loves music, but one who is able to blend and combine sounds in a manner pleasing to the ear,so also it is quality of our actions that determines our character.
It is action and not speculation not speculation, practice and not theory that counts in life. The will to do, followed by doing, is the actual virtue; the will of itself does not count much unless it is fulfilled.
Action must be prompt and yet well- considered, and it must be unselfish. We should do what we can to help others, we do not live by ourselves.
We must not be content to be negative good. What is desired of us is not mere abstinence from evil, but the positive doing of good.
A single act of dishonesty, corruption or fraud needs a dozen other wrongs to fortify it, bringing difficulties that cause problems and unhappiness not only to oneself.
A common excuse for wrong-doing is that right action would lead to failure,loss and unhappiness; thus immature-minded people concern themselves less with the deed. The longing obtain pleasant results is the cause of much mental confusion, making men incapable of distinguishing between good and evil, worthy and unworthy, right and wrong.
Only the present moment exists and can be said to be within management, and the responsibility of using this present moment either for good or for evil, lies with each individual.
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Every action we do can either bring us closer towards become free from delusions or it can add on to it. For those of us who are not enlightened we swing from right to wrong and our actions the results of it are also the same it swings from one polarity to the next. An action is just a moment in a continuum of other actions that had passed and those that will be done.