Do you believe in karma?I kind of believe in karma but alittle unsure about it.
2007-03-11 18:21:41 · 21 answers · asked by DB89 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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.
The process view of release (moksha) from ego-consciousness (ahamkar) through individual responsibility for the totality of action with its inherent karma can be contrasted with the soteriological view of mainstream denominations of Christianity: grace given by faith in the suffering, death and resurrection of a singular savior...
2007-03-12 00:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in Karma, but I also think its ironic. You can't go into a situation thinking that if you do something it will give you good Karma. Such as helping someone who's broken down, yes its good to help but if u did it just to get some cosmic points you're actually gonna loss some for being selfish. So as far as Karma goes, I think it's there but you just have to flow with it not try to manipulate it.
2007-03-19 08:37:37 · answer #2 · answered by purplepagan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I believe. I actually asked a question a few minutes ago including a web site & I got a violation. Some Karma I got.
Any ways it was showing the site for karmadu which I thought was cool.
2007-03-17 16:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by ♣Hey jude♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! For every action, there is a reaction....what goes around, comes around....time to pay the piper. We do not live in a vacuum and the things we do affect not only ourselves, but the world around us. Karma is like divine justice. Put something on the wheel and see what comes back to you.
2007-03-19 15:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by peachyone 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe in it. And the concept of karma is present in a lot of religions, like the three-fold rule of Wicca and the Golden Rule in Christianity, 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you,' and all that. So actually, a LOT of people believe in karma, just under a different name! :)
2007-03-12 01:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by Casey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe in karma.
2007-03-17 07:18:46 · answer #6 · answered by SANDI P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Karma is a B*i*t*c*h! or that is what they say.....but Karma really does suck. But it is just cause and effect. It helps to balance everything out in the end.
2007-03-19 06:59:05 · answer #7 · answered by Green 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not very superstitious but the two things I strongly believe in are karma and "knocking on wood" to prevent jinxing yourself.
2007-03-14 11:08:55 · answer #8 · answered by §Sally§ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Karma is best served when deep-fried and topped with ice cream and honey.It is a very simple things that disproves an old myth--- opposites attract; when , in reality, like energies attract each other. You send out negative, you get back negative. Try it and see. Send out negative energy into the universe and see how your life goes. Then, if it isn't too traumatic, send out positive energy into the universe and see how your life and situations improve.
2007-03-12 01:31:49 · answer #9 · answered by Master Ang Gi Guong 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Karma is justice without the satisfaction
2007-03-12 06:54:45 · answer #10 · answered by spiro_sea 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋