The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path - The Varieties of Karma

An exposition of the effects.

(a)Fruitional effects

Each of the ten paths of action depends upon a basis of the three mental poisons that occut in three strengths: small, medium, and great. There, there are three fruitional effects for each action. In the Levels of Yogic Deeds it says that through each of the great forms of the ten nonvirtues – killing and so forth – you will be reborn in the hells, through each of the ten medium forms you will be reborn in the hells, through each of the ten medium forms you will be reborn as a hungry ghost, and through each of the ten small forms you will be reborn as an animal. The Sutra on the Ten Levels, however, speaks of the effects for the small and medium froms in reverse.

(b)Causally concordant effects

Even when you are reborn from the miserable realms as a human, yu still experience the effects of nonvirtues actions as follows :

As a causally concordant the effect of killing : a short lifetime;

As an effect  of stealing : a lack of resources;

From sexual misconduct : an unruly spouse;

From lying : much slander;

From divisive speech : loss of friendships ;

From offensive speech : hearing unpleasant words ;

From senseless speech : others not listening to your words; and from covetouseness, malice, and wrong views : respectively, predominance of attachment, hostility and confusion.

The Chapter of the Truth and the Sutra of the Ten Levels both state that each of the nonvirtues actions has two effects. They say that even if you are born a human, still :

As a result of killing : you would have a short lifespan and many illnessess;

As a result of stealing : you would have few resources and the resources you do have would be shared with others ;

As a result of sexual misconduct : your helpers would be disorderly or untrustworthy, and you would have a contentious spouse;

As a result of lying : others would slander you a great deal, and they would deceive you;

As a result of divisive speech : your helpers would not get along and would misbehave;

As a result of offensive speech : you would hear unpleasant words and quarrelsome speech;

As a result of senseless speech : your words would not be respected or understandable, and your confidence would not be unshakable ;

As a result of covetousness : you would have great attachment and no contentment;

As a result of malice : you would seek the unbeneficial or not seek the beneficial, and you would harm others or others would harm you ;

As a result f wrong views : you would have bad views and would be deceitful.

The former gurus assert that liking to kill and so on even once you have been born a human causally concordant behavioral effects, and the above-mentioned effects are causally concordant experiential effects.

By Tsong-Kha-Pa

Typed out so that might help others to become better versions of themselves.

Kristof Gabriel