Your present experience is composed of three things: the results of past intentions with long-term effects, present intentions, and the immediate results of present intentions.

"The effects of action can be experienced both now, in the immediate present, and into the future. As a result, your present experience is composed of three things: the results of past intentions with long-term effects, present intentions, and the immediate results of present intentions. Past intentions provide the raw material from which present intentions shape your actual experience of the present moment."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The Buddha's Teachings: An Introduction"

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