Sri Lanka, April 22 -- All the "Living Beings" prove that they are living by being in 'action' and it proves that the 'actions' are prompted by initiation, which in turn prove that they need kinds of prodding that may be very mild at the lowest while such can be very forceful. There can be life which can be limited to reflexive action or automatic and such life is simply mechanical.

The difference is in the presence of mindfulness. Mind is the 'centre' where thinking starts and that is where everything starts. That was why Gautama Buddha became very clear and specific. He said that the 'Mind' is the beginning of all the deeds. It may be in what one says or does. When it is 'bad' the 'Action' that follows will never be good.

The 'physiol...