Reply To: On Akusala Citta and Akusala Vipāka Citta

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In that case, will a good kamma vipaka always lead to good feelings? In the example you gave, a poor person getting 100 dollars as a good vipaka, there is an initial “good feeling”, that is because the gati of the person perceives it to be good. However, what if the gati of the person perceives it to be bad? Let’s say the person has some superstition against cash, and does not feel good receiving the $100. Would you say that is good or bad vipaka?

I find it confusing because if we agree that the same vipaka can bring different feelings based on our gati, then we can feel happy experiencing bad vipaka, and feel bad experiencing good vipaka, since it is up to our gati.