define karma for me.?

Answer 1

Karma is a law in itself, which operates in its own field without the intervention of any external, independent ruling agency.

Happiness and misery, which are the common lot of humanity, are the inevitable effects of causes. From a Buddhist point of view, they are not rewards and punishments, assigned by a supernatural, omniscient ruling power to a soul that has done good or evil. Theists, who attempt to explain everything in this and temporal life and in the eternal future life, ignoring a past, believe in a ‘postmortem’ justice, and may regard present happiness and misery as blessings and curses conferred on His creation by an omniscient and omnipotent Divine Ruler who sits in heaven above controlling the destinies of the human race. Buddhism, which emphatically denies such an Almighty, All merciful God-Creator and an arbitrarily created immortal soul, believes in natural law and justice which cannot be suspended by either an Almighty God or an All-compassionate Buddha. According to this natural law, acts bear their own rewards and punishments to the individual doer whether human justice finds out or not.

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Answer 2

karma is the idea that how one lives one’s life will determine the quality of life one will have when one is reincarnated

the entire concept of karma is based on the theological belief in reincarnation. it is sort of a “you reap what you sow” idea with the reaping to take place in your reincarnated life. the bible does not agree with the idea of reincarnation, so therefore, it does not support the idea of karma. (the act of receiving the rewards of one’s actions (reaping) takes place in this life, not in some future life) .. this afterlife isn't a rebirth or a reincarnation into another body here on earth.)

Answer 3

The feeling around someone. People who have done evil things will have a 'bad feeling' around them and you can sometimes feel it.

Same goes for good karma. People who are generally nice and you don't need to worry about being around, have a good feeling around them. You feel safe next to them.

Answer 4

Hmmm. Your karma, imho, is your vibe, the feeling you generally give off to others. Imagine it as like a psychic aura.

Answer 5

Karma in scientific terms is "The law of cause and effect".
Self explainitory

Answer 6

Karma is the false belief in reincarnation; that you are punished in your present life for the sins that you commited in your previous life. (What goes around, comes around.)

Answer 7

karma is what you will do in your life based on what you have already done cause and effect

Answer 8

karma

1.Hinduism & Buddhism The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny.

2.Fate; destiny.

3.A distinctive aura, atmosphere, or feeling: There's bad karma around the house today.


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Answer 9

What goes around comes around.

Answer 10

you reap what you sow.

actually the word itself just means "action" or "act".