We
might think of our environment as a screen upon which the effects of our karma
are projected. From this viewpoint one is born into particular circumstances
are result of causes one has made in the past.
Because
you stirred the water, it became dirty --- but no matter how hard you stir, if
there is no sediment the water will remain clear. In other words, they are not
aware that the cause of their unhappiness lies within themselves and that they
are merely experiencing the effect of that cause after it has been activated by
someone else.
We
suffer in direct proportion to our own inherent tendency to do so.
Anger
is not just stamping and shouting, it is also resentment, critical attitudes,
begrudging time and effort, as well as lack of gratitude, respect and sincerity.
