Kharma

Yes, in some ways..

[Edited on Sep 19, 2005 by VeganGirl]

I don't believe there is anything mystical or supernatural about karma, but like Posh said, it does come around.

kharma, no

an eye for an eye, yes

Call it what you will, it does seem to happen.

yes i do.

In my experiences, bad things happen to you whether or not you've wronged others, and your generosities are seldom rewarded.. But I try to ignore that and be a good person anyway.

Generally, yes ... though I think it takes a long time in some instances to reach the point of ripeness, where the karma (good or bad) is "repaid." PerfectTree has an excellent point. We don't often get to see the workings of karma, if such workings there are, but that doesn't mean we can't be good, as we understand it.

I'd say so, yeah. I guess that's why I'm kinda hoping, or living in perpetual hope, that all of this hard work...maybe something good will come out of all of this.

One can only hope, I guess...either that or despair....and I ain't one to give up before I'm done

my karma ran over your dogma if you belive in fate does that make karma null and void?

The karma/dogma thing is a bumper sticker, and funny, but the concept of fate doesn't conflict with that of karma, and even reinforces it.

Edited to add: Though I do not believe most fuckers get their comeuppance nearly fast enough.

[Edited on Sep 20, 2005 by StickyRice]

i sure as hell believe in it

Yes

i really hope it doesn't work on the meaney.

A word from a genuine student of Buddhist philosophy:

The Short Version.

Just because The Matrix Reloaded sucked llama balls does not mean the Indian dude in the subway station was wrong. The concept of karma is far more akin to the concept of "what I am here to do" than to "what goes around, comes around".


The Long Version.

So essentially, yes, I believe in karma.

oohh ... so everything happens for a reason, and that reason maybe karma?

Karma is definitely real.

I'm with "karmic load" guy.

Actually, I am. I just wanted to say "karmic load". The principle is sensible in those terms, though I've never been a big fan of the "what goes around, comes around" simplification. I think it is closer to the impersonal Hindu concept of karma, which seems more a matter of faith than a reasoned, humanistic explanation for things we observe in life.

How sad is it I actually had to reread the thread to determine I *was* karmic load guy...

The Western version of karma that refers to some checks and balances system governed by some higher law so that the good are rewarded in some way? No, I don't believe in that so much.

The eastern origination of karma and the escape from samsara, whether it be through Buddhist or Hindu tradition? Sure, I'd like to think that being a decent person doesn't necessarily have to mean you get some balance for your decency in this life. Besides escape from samsara seems like a pretty sweet deal to me.


[Edited on Sep 20, 2005 by ought]

Karma is all relative i think some get there own back at them some dont.

i couldnt agree more

No siree. It's just that everyone does good and bad things and that makes it super-easy to establish potential causes for your good and bad fortune (which we do because nobody wants to admit everything's random).