Are good intentions without actions still good? Are they even intentions or should they be called something else, like good will?

Our true intents may be revealed by actions. If the action looks the same from the outside, intent might next be revealed by results.

https://www.notzen.net/2025/02/not-zen-202-mercy-release.html

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We may be loving and merciful out of the kindness of our spirits. But it is practical, too. Kind deeds may return to us. They can fill the whole world, even in bitter times.

https://www.notzen.net/2012/01/not-zen-2-mercy-in-summer-when-land-was.html

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