2007-05-20 09:50:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Karma (Sanskrit kárma, kárman- "act, action, performance"[1]; Pāli kamma) (pronunciation (help·info)) is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Dharmic religions understood as denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies.
The explanation of karma can differ per tradition. Usually it is believed to be 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. It is cumulative.
2007-05-20 09:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by Fluffy Wisdom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Karma is the law of cause and effect. One action causes another action. If you allow yourself to become angry, this anger causes the next moment of anger. If you allow this anger to direct action, then you will do an action that is likely to result in a bad result. For instance, if you get angry at a car that cuts you off so you flip them off, you then cause another person to get angry and that person might do something like slam on his breaks so you have to slam on your breaks and you have a case of road rage that could escalate. On the other hand, if someone cuts you off and you don't allow anger to arise, then the next moment for you is a pleasant moment for you and for the person who cut you off, but no bad actions from either of you result. In religions like Buddhism that believe in rebirth, they feel that karma follows you from one life to another. The bad or good results do not have to happen immediately. They can come to fruition at a later time, thus the results are not linear.
This is a short answer. You really need to read a book to explain the entire idea behind Karma as the Indian philosophers thought of it. It is not as simple as "what goes around, comes around". If you were to look under Buddhism, you would find some good books on it.
2007-05-20 17:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Jim San Antonio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karma is the reaction to our actions generally coming from our previous lives. A child is born blind or sick or poor or healthy or in a wealthy family all to their past deeds. Most everything we are getting in this life is coming from our past actions. (What goes around comes around. So no one gets away with anything. for info go to harekrishnatemple.com read Bhagavad Gita as it is By Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada -tells all.
2007-05-20 16:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Karma is the belief in reincarnation; that you are punished in your present life for your sins in your previous life.
2007-05-20 16:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is simple cause and effect with an emphasis on virtue leading to happiness and wrong doing leading to unhappiness.
2007-05-20 16:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What goes around comes around.
In other words if you do something bad to someone (going around) eventually something equally as bad will happen to you (coming around)
2007-05-20 16:53:45 · answer #6 · answered by robin c 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try this
http://www.11meditation.co.nr
it's from Theravada Buddhist religion in Thailand.
hope it helps
2007-05-20 18:28:12 · answer #7 · answered by Jak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What goes around comes around.
2007-05-20 16:53:23 · answer #8 · answered by Caity S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cause and effect through eternity.
2007-05-20 16:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by 17hunter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
written in the winds called destiny and a good thing
2007-05-20 16:58:45 · answer #10 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋