Do you think karma is the same thing as justice? If so, why do so many people say karma is a bit ch?

Answer 1

I tend to see a distinct difference between the two. The concept of justice is one that is based on a sense of fairness that people work toward. For example, stolen property returned to its rightful owner would be justice. A lawbreaker forced to meet the consequences of his or her actions would be justice. Pointing out an improper score on an exam, either in the student's favour or detriment would be justice.

Where karma figures into the equation is the accumulation of various acts of justice and how that influences future events. A person's actions as a whole work to define the character of that person, for better or for worse. That definition emanates into the world at large, producing something of a momentum of sorts. In general, a good person will continue to be a good person, while a bad person will likely be involved in trouble more often.

One answerer notes the association of karma with random events, leading to a displacement of blame or credit. I tend to agree with this assessment, mainly because karma is connected to cause and effect, and random events lie outside of an individual causation. This might be why there is the mental connection between karma and female canines, but I disagree with that. What might be karma would be the result of decisions that lead up to a disaster, such as a person not heeding hurricane warnings or the like. We would not call that justice as no one actually deserves to be caught in a hurricane, but we still often express the opinion that someone should have be wiser about it.

Several of Aesop's fables deal with concepts akin to karma. In the Boy Who Cried Wolf, surely the boy did not deserve to be devoured by the wolf as he did call for help. However, it was the karma created from his prior lies that led to his death. Justice would have dealt with the lies at the time the boy told them. In the Ant and the Grasshopper, it was the hard work that the ant put into survival that spared him the fate of the grasshopper.

If we look at Hindu and Buddhist versions, karma can stretch over different lives. It doesn't sound fair and it probably isn't, but it's a law of nature and humanity role in it. Even outside of the pure spiritual connotation, we note that children of responsible parents usually become responsible themselves, while those born to irresponsible parents tend to be irresponsible in life. Of course that's not fair; it's simply the result of how information transmits from generation to generation. The important thing in my mind is not how one gets to where they are, but how moves away from that. This is how cycle of karma can be broken, though intentional effort. A person might be reaping the seeds that they sow, but it is possible to put a halt to that, even if they have to pluck each seed one at a time.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Karma does screw us over. When we do something bad then we have to deal with our own guilt. But knowing how it feels like to get hurt is exactly why we try to be kind to others. But Karma still attacks back even though you recognized your mistake. Karma is not the same thing as justice. Justice solves problems in a reasonable way. Karma just wants to get back at someone for what they done.

Answer 4

Yes. Because Justice can be a bit ch. That just means they don't want to suffer their sinful reactions. They just want to do wrong and get away with it. What goes around comes around. The law of material nature. To end all karma chant the Maha Mantra. If you are interested in ending all karma and being always blissful writ me for the direct link in info on the Mantra.

Answer 5

Justice can be manipulated, and is subject to the views of the people in power at the time. Karma is karma, and it means never getting away with anything, ever. What you do will come back to you. Karma doesn't have a different set of rules for people depending on gender, race or social standing. You will reap what you sow. Period.

Answer 6

No. Karma is much different from justice. karma is what you do, your actions. Karma brings positive and negative results. Justice is totally different.

Answer 7

Karma is touted as natural justice. Mother nature doles it out, not the supreme courts.

However, much as we believe in karmic restitution and resulting balance of forces in the universe. it takes time to manifest.

I can vouch for karma because I have seen uncanny patterns of coincidences enough to tug my non believing psyche to wonder "hey, maybe there is something in this karma thing".

Answer 8

Karma is the same thing as justice - If I put my hand in the fire my action of putting the hand results in the justifiable re-action of burn and pain.
Karma is a ***** because if we pinch ourselves we feel pain.
That is Karma.

Answer 9

Karma is a different kind of justice, perfect example is OJ Simpson who beat justice however created bad karma, and it came back to bite him in the ***. That's pretty bitchy imo.

Answer 10

Yes and no. Karma can be viewed as a form of God's/Universes Justice, but, from the different angle we might end up with our categories like "justice" having nothing to do with the actual reality.
Karma is just an action and ALL of its consequences (we are often not aware of due to complexity of the universe and our intellects' power being limited). No matter how we treat it -- as a form of God's punishment or reward for our sins/deeds or as a mechanical Law of the Universe, the main thing about it is just we have to be aware of it, and follow restrictions and guidelines of our religions, created to reduce/minimize karma's negative effects on us.