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Is intention and purpose the same?

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Given that there are 'intentions' (*cetanā*) which lead (if they're not neutral) to either wholesome fruits or unwholesome fruits -- then is the same also true for 'purpose' (*sankappa*), i.e.: - Are there wholesome, unwholesome, and neutral purposes? - Which purpose could be 'wholesome' (if there is a purpose that fits that description)? - What is the difference between a 'wholesome' and 'unwholesome' purpose? - How could a wholesome purpose look like? Definitions: - 'Purpose': objective, agenda, goal, target (outwardly, 'more or less', 'near and far', 'time and place'). - 'Intention': state of *ceto* in action (inwardly) Samples: - If your purpose is to accumulate (material things, a state of becoming): is it possible to maintain wholesome intentions? For example: you like to have a monastery be built, you like to have a medi-community to grow, to be maintained. - If your intention is wholesome, is it possible to strive after a non beneficial purpose? - If your purpose is to let go (of material things, states of becoming): is it possible to maintain unwholesome intentions? For example, you have buliding material and you are willing to let go of it, you have time and you are willing to let go of it. - If your intention is unwholesome, is it possible to strive after a beneficial purpose?
Asked by user7586
Jan 12, 2016, 04:28 PM
Last activity: Dec 27, 2016, 10:58 AM