Buddhism: The Path to Happiness

As Buddhists, we must understand kamma (action and the result of action) as it is explained in Buddhism. We should not blindly follow the kamma teachings of other religions; otherwise, we will pitifully spin around according to kamma without being able to get beyond its power or realize its end. Why do we ne ed to know the essence of Kamma ? Because our lives are inseparable from it and happen acc ording to it. To be more precise, we can say that life is actually a stream of kamma . Desire to do deeds (kamma) causes one to perform actions and receive the results of those actions; th en, desire to do deeds arises again and again endlessly. Therefore, life is merely a pattern of kamma . If we rightly understand kamma , we ca n lead our lives at peace, without any problems or suffering. There are tw o p rimary kamma doctrines. One has been taught since before the Buddha’s time and is still taught outside Buddhism; the other is the Buddhist principle of kamma . The first