PLEASE ANSWER
2007-03-20 14:26:45 · 5 answers · asked by slugbug 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, no, it doesn't come from the Bible, but from ancient hindu texts, about a thousand or 2 years before the Bible was written.. 'You reap what you sow.' is a good metaphor for it mind. It is embraced as truth by buddhists and hindus alike (and many other people).
Everything you do leaves an imprint on the universe, which must remain in balance (or else lots of good people will die), it's maintained by (possibly) God/deities/cosmic forces/your innermost consciousness (I do not know exactly what to call it- leave it for you to decide), but you create an 'energy' every single time you do something (this energy naturally seeks neutrality), and be it positive or negative energy it will come about (neutralise itself) as effectively/swiftly as it can; so if you live by the sword, you will die by the sword, etc. Positive, pure motivated actions lead to positive consequences; wheras negative deluded actions lead to negative consequences. The results, or 'fruits' of karma are everything which affects you that is beyond your control.
Whichever energy is in most abundance when you die (and your state of mind at the moment of death- angry people tend to be angry at their death, peaceful people tend to be peaceful when they die]) dictates how you will be reborn. If you were miserly in your past life you will be reborn into poverty, and if you were generous you will be reborn into a rich well off place. If you were extremely good or bad then you will go to heaven or hell respectively (there are said to be alot of different heavens and hells).
2007-03-20 14:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karma is law of cause and effect and some religions have a few different opinions about it. Most religions that believe in Karma, also believe in reincarnation. For example, Jainism and Hinduism believe that Karma is as follows: How you behave, and the things you do in this lifetime determine what happens to one , whether good or bad, in the next lifetime. So in other words, if you behave horribly this time around, next lifetime you will be born into an unfavorable situation.
2007-03-20 14:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by Nidda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karma is a vast and profound teaching, so i don't really know what are the basics you have already know, if I going to write everything about karma in this forum, I afraid that there will not be sufficent space for me, so below are some websites you can read more on the teaching on Karma.
buddhism.kalachakranet.org/karma.html
http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/karma.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma
buddhism.about.com/cs/ethics/a/BasicsKarma.htm
2007-03-20 14:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by dora_chan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the "you reap what you sow" in the Bible.
All truth is parallel.
2007-03-20 14:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's you higher self's way of balancing out your deeds.
2007-03-20 14:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋