Wholesome Intentions – Introduction

These statements about reality, about the way things really are, are central to Buddhism, and you can test them for yourself:

Everything happens because of preceding causes. Everything, both inside our minds and outside in the world.
Those causes lead to results that are either beneficial or harmful, for ourselves and others.
Causes originate within yourself and outside yourself.
The primary source of the causes that originate inside you are your own intentions. As one teacher put it, “Everything...