ABSTRACT
Wholesome actions bring only happiness and never suffering. From the greatest king to the most insignificant animal, all the happiness sentient beings know is the result of their wholesome actions. Buddhists believe that if someone has a pleasant or happy life now, this is because of positive actions he or she committed in past lives. It is also possible that virtuous actions performed earlier in our present life will produce positive results later in the same lifetime. According to Buddhism, our physical and mental well-being and happiness result from our own accumulated positive actions or positive karma. Thus, the cause of happiness is wholesome karma.
