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Should we treat the virtuous and the non-virtuous alike?
Who is Rich?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He said he'd like to believe in a God that rewards the virtuous and punishes the non-virtuous, especially the punishment part because the world has no justice.
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If we die with a peaceful mind, this will stimulate a virtuous seed and we shall experience a fortunate rebirth; but if we die with a disturbed mind, in a state of anger, say, this will stimulate a non-virtuous seed and we shall experience an unfortunate rebirth.
"Lobsters? This is how I wind up after leading a just life? In a tank on Third Avenue?" Ann Althouse 2009
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Tibetan Buddhists believe during Saka Dawa, the fourth month of the Tibetan Lunar calendar, the karmic results of virtuous and non-virtuous actions are magnified.
Dalai Lama Begins Buddhist Holy Month With Prayers For Quake Victims 2008
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Tibetan Buddhists believe during Saka Dawa, the fourth month of the Tibetan Lunar calendar, the karmic results of virtuous and non-virtuous actions are magnified.
Dalai Lama Begins Buddhist Holy Month With Prayers For Quake Victims 2008
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Whoops; the circle is now turning in the non-virtuous direction.
Another Reason Open Source Is Unbeatable glyn moody 2008
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• Diligence. d Twenty-six non-virtuous mental states:
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• Considerateness: avoiding actions judged non-virtuous by others or society.
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Unless the impression of that non-virtuous action is purified this latent seed will remain implanted in the mind, its power dormant but unimpaired.
Daily Dharma: The Seeds of Our Actions William Harryman 2007
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• Sense of propriety: avoiding actions that are judged non-virtuous from the perspective of the Dharma.
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