Very often we are judged by what we do not do as opposed to what we do do. It is like reading between the lines of action I think, for what a person does and what a person does not do are of equal importance.
How true. Both action and inaction have an intention behind them, and that's what ripples out into the world. This is definitely a key part of the Buddhist idea of karma.
I'm glad you like these insights on Buddha's life story, I'm looking forward to sharing more. I really view it as a symbolic story - each phase of it has a teaching lesson, just like the life stories of many great masters.
