2007-12-02 12:59:11 · 6 answers · asked by frd 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Karma is desire in Matter, so thoughts are both rewarded and negatively experienced, as are emotions.
Karma is a more neutral notion, essentially like sowing and reaping in the Bible, "what goes around, comes around," etc.
It simply expresses that "cause and effect" as more comprehensive than one might perceive.
You might enjoy "Men in White Apparel" and "Watch Your Dreams," Ann Ree Colton, "Climb the Highest Mountain," Mark Prophet, "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, "Man, Master of His Destiny," O. M. Aivanhov, "Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, and "Life before Life," Jim Tucker.
If one has for example taken drugs, which open one's consciousness to lower and distorted vibrations, one may notice a greater "persecution" tendency in one's thoughts; this includes "tramp thoughts" which "come out of nowhere." Such are not one's own, but projections by unclean spirits seeking to capitalize on one's lowered defenses, even years after the drugs have been consumed.
In such cases, a "too heavy" conscience is as unwieldly as a too-insensitive conscience, and a middle way is desired.
cordially,
j.
2007-12-02 13:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by j153e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how you define it. As an atheist, karma in my view is little different from the concept of heaven & hell in other religions, in that it serves as a stick & carrot for morality. It's another way of bribing people into being good and threatening them to not be bad.
However, if I actually believed in karma I would argue that it just punishes deeds, because thoughts that remain in your head unacted upon don't affect others. Furthermore, we can't always control our thoughts like we can our actions.
Good & evil do not exist in a vacuum. They are defined by your behavior & actions towards others. Otherwise, what would be the purpose in calling something good or evil?
If someone does something terribly wrong against you, maybe you have a thought of doing them harm. However just thinking about it is not evil, because you have not actually done anything to them. It is only when and if you act on that thought that any talk of good or evil can come into play.
2007-12-02 13:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't really have any basis for this (and frankly don't believe in 'karma'), but I would think that only deeds would be punished. Thoughts can be fleeting and formed during times of stress when we are otherwise in control of our deeds.
I think if you consciously focus on negative thoughts that it's possible you will find yourself subconsciously acting on those, at least to some degree, and then perhaps be subject to karma balancing things out...
2007-12-02 13:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Bach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not how karma works. It is not a cosmic punishment and reward system. Karma simply attempts to explain how our thoughts, words, and deeds have a moral quality and how patterns of wise or foolish behavior determine the quality of future experiences.
2007-12-02 14:18:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sophrosyne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed..I thought my Karma just ran over my Dogma...
2007-12-02 14:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure about Karma, but God the Father of Jesus Christ sure does!
2007-12-02 14:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by witness 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋