Shwe Oo Min Dhammasukha Tawya Morning Q&A 2018-01-23 (19:35-21:50)
There’s a sad phenomenon where Buddhists say to themselves ‘Oh, nothing is within our control, it’s our kamma’ and they become lazy.
Because nothing is within our control, we just let things happen as they will. We think that it is anatta, but it is not anatta – it’s just not taking responsibility.
Anatta is cause and effect – if you understand that, you’ll work harder to fulfill the causes that are necessary for the effects to take place. You’ll work harder because you understand that energy gives results such as this and this.
The Buddha’s teachings are deep – you need to give it right thought. We interpret them wrongly when we don’t understand them correctly. So, let the teachings show themselves to us and not interpret too much.