2006-10-16 09:21:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All answers up to now are very good and interesting.
Meaning of the Sanskrit word Karma is action or doing.
However the Buddhist concept of KARMA is the intentional deed or the VOLITIONAL ACTION; and its reaction is termed PHALA or fruit. Good Karma causes good results (fruit) and bad karma causes bad fruits or results.
The simplest way to understand KARMA are the concepts of
"'you reap what u sow" and scientifically
"every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
The beauty of the Buddhist explanation is that it allows for
genuine screw ups.
The biggest difference in the Christian approach is that somebody else
(God or Christ) can take care of ur problems if u believe. With Buddhist Karma u r on ur own kiddo.
If u go to college and get a degree u make more money - Cause and effect -KARMA /PHALA
2006-10-16 10:15:58 · answer #1 · answered by dam_amasing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karma is simply 'what goes around comes around'. Well that's a bit of an over simplification. However it represents causality. Divine judgment on the other hand is a flawed system. I would not have a problem with divine judgment if the judge were fair and didn't display the human emotions of anger, jealousy, ego and fallibility. These human traits are the reason I KNOW that god does not exist. His temper tantrums, demand for worship, inability to come up with a better plan than blood sacrifice and his constant jealous outrages against mere mortals remind me of a man I divorced long ago. (he's gonna get his karma though...LOL)
2006-10-16 16:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Medusa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I think it seems more compelling in that it's easy to see the injury to ourselves when we do something that is not helpful. It doesn't depend on a black-or-white judgment coming from an almighty god. We sit in our own judgment seat.
While many Buddhists see the karma as effecting their next life, I don't believe in an after-life, so I think karma effects this one in that it effects how we perceive ourselves and present ourselves to others. These two creations of karma help make our present and future more or less happy.
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2006-10-16 16:36:13 · answer #3 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, Karma is me doing things to myself and reaping the results of my actions; Divine judgment is someone else finding fault with what I have done and punishing me.
2006-10-16 16:26:03 · answer #4 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes; the standard of karma is suffering caused to sentient beings. Far different from standards of sin against a god, and makes far more sense.
2006-10-16 16:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From an intellectual viewpoint yes. In a universe governed by cause and effect it makes sense that a spiritual version of cause and effect-karma-would exist.
2006-10-16 16:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because my actions control what happens to me now, in the present day. Not some myth of what could possibly maybe happen after I'm dead. If I'm dead, there's not much I can do about it.
2006-10-16 16:24:48 · answer #7 · answered by Allison L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because you get more than one chance. And it's not a case of "believe or DIE!" And it's not based on ridiculous rules.
2006-10-16 16:30:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because it lets you take responsibility for your actions; know that if you do something wrong something wrong will come unto you or your descendants
2006-10-16 18:32:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there's not some god making all the horrible decisions.
2006-10-16 16:23:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋