TRUTH ABOUT CONSEQUENCES

In the Buddhist Majjhima-Nikaya  I.416 it says “The skillful man always asks, ‘What are the consequences of my actions?  Will it lead to hurt of self, of others, or of both?’”  We must always remember, if we do something, there are consequences, and if we do not do something, there, equally, are consequences.  The Majjhima-Nikaya II.32 states, If this is, that comes to be; from the arising of this, that arises; if this is not, that does not come to be; from the stopping of this, that stops.  This applies to individuals, up to nations.