Pleasure and pain are effects. The fact that they change shows that they depend on causes. This is why you will not experience the pleasure you want unless you create its causes; and you will prevent the suffering you want to avoid by giving up its causes. As soon as a cause of pain is inscribed in your mental continuum, you will have to go through its effects whether or not you would prefer to avoid suffering.
The effect of harmful actions is based on the intensity of the delusions that motivate them. Our present happiness or our present unhappiness are nothing other than the result of past actions.
The Dalai Lama
Author - Richard F Holmes 
Insightful. But is it possible to change habits of a lifetime, even if we recognise the flaws, I ask myself. I’m shrugging my shoulders in response on this one, but thank you for making me stop and think Richard – great quote.
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I hope you don’t mind me coming over, I’m just introducing myself as I have recently joined loveahappyending.com and found you fascinating!
Being sensitive to mediumship and naturally fascinated in the subject, I decided to used my own paranormal experiences and turn them into fiction, thus creating a novel which I have recently published.
I look forward to hearing more about you.
Kathryn (aka Crystal Jigsaw)
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Great to hear from you Kathryn and also great to have you on board. I welcome all visitors to my blog. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Richard
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