Karma: A Suggestion
One wonders whether 'bad karma' may not be the result of seeking to run off the tracks of one's destiny (one's destiny being the force of circumstances which motivates each psycho-somatic apparatus), and 'good karma' the result of adhering stolidly to those tracks, rather than the performance of actions that are assumed to be 'good' or 'bad' in themselves?
The latter notion is primary and simpliste, let us say naive, and it might in fact be possible apparently to do, or to do on a parallel plane, an action other than that which we have to do since it already exists. Such a deviation, even if only apparent or on a parallel plane, should merit punishment, if there be such a thing, whereas living strictly in accordance with reality should bring its own reward.
To do what one has to do with eyes wide open and without hesitation - that surely is right action. To attempt to do, and apparently to do, what one has not to do, is surely wrong action. Is that not the only morality that is real?
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Is suffering anything but seeking or desiring to do otherwise than one must? Is the avoidance of suffering anything but sensing what one must do - and just doing it? Is suffering anything but trying to live on a plane other than that on which our destiny immanquablement lies?
If we deliberately attempt to live on a plane other than that on which our destiny lies - it is reasonable that we should suffer for it until, inevitably, we return to our own and live in accordance with the 'nature of things', i.e. our own nature.
Free-will...6
An action is extended in Space and Time. Since both are merely symbols, like algebra, an action may be said to exist but not to be performed. Therefore it could not be possible voluntarily to perform, or avoid performing, any action, since it already exists, or does not exist, in reality.
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