The Buddhist Perspective on Cause and Condition
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others. He was well respected for building the Jetavana<br />
M<strong>on</strong>astery, which became the focal point of the<br />
Buddha’s missi<strong>on</strong>ary work in Northern India. Chan<br />
Master Y<strong>on</strong>gming Yanshou cultivated favorable<br />
c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s by setting captured animals free. He saved<br />
countless animals <strong>and</strong> water creatures from the pain<br />
of the slaughterhouse <strong>and</strong> the torture of the fiery stove<br />
in the kitchen. Master L<strong>on</strong>gku used tea service to<br />
cultivate favorable c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s with others. He helped<br />
to quench the thirst of exhausted travelers <strong>and</strong> gave<br />
them renewed energy to c<strong>on</strong>tinue <strong>on</strong> their l<strong>on</strong>g journeys.<br />
Society needs the unity of group effort to thrive,<br />
just as the happiness of individual existence relies <strong>on</strong><br />
the integrati<strong>on</strong> of the six senses. Our daily subsistence<br />
depends <strong>on</strong> the close cooperati<strong>on</strong> of all professi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
working together to facilitate the workings of<br />
supply <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong>. In this way, we can live in<br />
abundance. We should be thankful for the workings<br />
of causes <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> for the help of all in<br />
society. If we want to be successful <strong>and</strong> happy, we<br />
must cultivate favorable causes <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s with<br />
all beings. We must do it for the present as well as for<br />
the future. We should also cultivate favorable<br />
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