KARMA is really a fact and not fiction -
Karma "act, action, performance" is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Dharmic, understood as a term to denote the entire cycle of cause and effect as described in the philosophies of Hinduism and Buddism..
Karma is a sum of all that an individual has done, is currently doing and will do. The results or "fruits" of actions are called karma-phala. Karma is not about retribution, vengeance, punishment or reward. Karma simply deals with what is. The effects of all deeds actively create past, present and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to others. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well.
Throughout this process, many see God as playing some kind of role, for example, as the dispenser of the fruits of karma. Other Hindus consider the natural laws of causation sufficient to explain the effects of karma. Another view holds that a Sadguru, acting on God's behalf, can mitigate or work out some of the karma of the disciple.
The "Law of Karma" is central in Dharmic religions. All living creatures are responsible for their karma - their actions and the effects of their actions - and for their release from Samsara. The concept can be traced back to the early Upanishads.
The Law of Karma is taught in the esoteric Christian tradition, Essenian and later Rosicrucian, as the "Law of Cause and Consequence/Effect". However, this western esoteric tradition adds that the essence of the teachings of Christ is that the law of sin and death may be overcome by Love, which will restore immortality..
Actions do not create karma (good or bad) only when the actions are performed by an individual in the state of Moksha.. Such a person is called "Stithaprajna". Adi Shankara gave the dictum of "Akarmaiva Moksha" which means "Moksha can be attained only by doing, not by a process of effort". All actions performed by one in the state of Moksha are termed as Dharma.
Hindus believe that everything in the Universe is in the state of creation, maintenance or destruction. At the thought level, the mind creates a thought, maintains (follows) it for some time and the thought ultimately dies down (perhaps to be replaced by another thought). The Hindus believe there is a fourth state of being (called Turiya) where the mind is not engaged in thinking but just observes the thoughts. Actions in the Turiya state do not create karma. The practice of meditation is aimed at giving individuals the experience of being in the Turiya state. An individual who is constantly in the Turiya state is said to have attained Moksha. In such an individual, actions happen as a response to events (and not because of thought process); such actions do not result in accumulation of Karma.-
2007-01-07 16:06:25
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answered by Anonymous
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It is a fact for the believer and a fiction for the non believing rationalist.
I am not very sure which part of the world you are from and from which culture. The reason I am asking this is to share my view that the word" Karma" packs more explanation than what is generally said. In languages arond the world, we can find that, there are no exact equivalent words for certain words . Thus , English language accepts the original word in its fold. Karma is one such.
Karma theory, in simple terms means "you reap what you sow". The only problem is in understanding the belief that acts done in the past ( life) affects us in the pesent and acts done in the present affects future( births).
2007-01-07 13:43:01
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answered by YD 5
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I personaly think karma is more a state of mind... If you start off as thinking your a bad person doing bad things and then later come to the realization that your not a bad person anymore and start doing good things. Your gona have alot of making up to do and that can kinda cause extra weight on a person. I think the problem with karma is the fact that it tricks people into believing they are bad or that there actions are bad making them less then good. The fact is we all do our best I believe with what we have been given to work with. To say that I am better or my actions are better then anothers is something I shouldnt say unless I know every cause and effect in the universe and I dont so I wont say it...
2007-01-07 13:38:44
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answered by magpiesmn 6
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Karma is a fact if you believe in universal laws. We live in a world of seeming cause and effect, and this applies to thoughts as well as to actions. In essence, karma is neutral and represents memory. If you subscribe to reincarnation, which is merely continuity of life, it would stand to reason that you carry with you, at least on a cellular or unconscious level, memory of past actions. Was it a coincidence that Mozart was able to compose music at the age of four? There are many cases suggestive of reincarnation and karma if you examine the literature. I personally can recall several lifetimes, and know that some of my weaknesses as well as my strengths stem from past choices in other ages and other countries.
2007-01-07 14:22:53
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answered by Zyndee Talaj 1
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Karma simply means this: The logical consequences of one's actions. I think a Biblical analogy closer than the Matthew 7 quotation would be Jesus' statement in Matthew 26:52 to the effect that those who live by the sword die by the sword, and Galations 6:7, which says that whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Intention plays a role in the working out of karma, but it's important to acknowledge the role played by self-awareness, because it's easy to fool ourselves into thinking our intentions are good when in fact we are just rationalizing. Then the outcome is bad (and we deserved to have a bad outcome because not only were our actions poorly chosen but our intentions were selfish) and in our self-deluded state we conclude that life isn't fair because we believe we deserved better than we got.
2016-05-23 06:49:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Fact
2007-01-07 14:41:18
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answered by kc 3
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Fact... how many times do you bite your tongue or hit your feet with the corner of the furniture minutes after saying or doin something ?.... That is just a example of how Karma works...
2007-01-07 14:37:51
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answered by jayden 4
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I think it's fact, but that is my opinion. I've seen plenty of times (even with my own actions) that what goes around comes around. I don't think that every single bad or good thing makes it so you have to get 'paid back', but like energy attracts like (good energy attracts good, and vice versa). I used to be a negative thinking person, and more negative stuff would happen to me! My mom got me out of thinking negatively, and I got more positive, and more postitive stuff happened to me.
2007-01-07 13:35:57
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answered by Anonymous
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fact ........... my life ....everyday i see karma, some good some not so good, its truly natural what goes around come around, every action has an equal but opposite reaction, u give what u get..... just pay attention to what u do what what u want done to u. simple
2007-01-07 13:35:41
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answered by MinniePearl 2
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Fiction.... sort of like Murphey Laws.
2007-01-08 08:18:08
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answered by Phil Knight 3
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