Four Kinds of People (BH-176)

The Buddha saw four kinds of people which can be summarized like this:

1. A person who is in “darkness” because of past negative karma. He is headed for greater “darkness” due to present negative karma.
2. A person who is in “light” because of past positive karma. He is headed for “darkness” due to present negative karma.
3. A person who is in “darkness” because of past negative karma. He is headed for “light” because of present positive karma.
4. A person who is in “light” because of past positive actions. He is headed for greater “light” because of present positive karma.