I'm interested in the concept of karma and I have very little understanding of it. For those who believe in karma, would you give a some simple explanations?
vajradhara said:it is, in essence, the moral law of causation operative in the universe.
metta,
~v
rahul_sharma said:Namasty Vajradhara,
Do you think "Original sin" is over simplification (symbolic form) of complex "Maya concept"?
Original sin (explained as as an adam-eve fiction) according to Christianity is the reason of all sinful nature.
Maya is a layer of illusion around soul because of which Eternal soul don't realises its Eternal nature and this state is the reason of Ignorance which is actually cause of sinful nature. This sinful nature of soul goes on deacreasing as the affect of Maya decreases with increase in Spiritual awareness of soul . Do you agree?
vajradhara said:however, this is not a proper view of karma since it removes the operative function of intent, in my view.
~v
satay said:Not only universe but also multiverse!
satay
Garnet2727 said:I'm interested in the concept of karma and I have very little understanding of it. For those who believe in karma, would you give a some simple explanations?
vajradhara said:indeed!
but... i don't know if the author hold to a Multi Worlds theory of QM or not
metta,
~v
vajradhara said:well... in a round about way... perhaps.
however... we have to be rather clear here.
karma is produced by intention of deed, thought and word.
the phrase "what comes around, goes around" seems to be different. this seems to be sayiny: good things will happen and bad things will happen, for this is the way that things are.
however, this is not a proper view of karma since it removes the operative function of intent, in my view.
of course, my view of karma is primarily from the Buddha Dharma point of view and, as such, my Sanatana Dharma friends may have a slightly different view
metta,
~v
satay said:karma is the most misunderstood concept of Hinduism because of propaganda.
Karma is not punishment…it is not a curse. It is the law of nature.
There is no CEO managing this law and counting how many good deeds you did and how many bad deeds you did. It is simply God’s law or nature’s law. If your actions follow the ultimate law, you will get more and more bliss and if your actions don’t follow the ultimate law then you will fall down.
Here is an example; do you believe that gravitational law is the law of nature? Gravity doesn’t care if you believe or not! Seriously, it doesn’t care if we accept it then fine if we don’t then its okay too. If you walk in a balanced way, gravitational law is pleased with you but if you lose balance, you will fall down on the floor. You may become crippled for the rest of your life.
There is no one deciding or managing who is walking in balance and who is not.
The fact is that God has given us the laws of nature among other things and Karmic law is one such law. It’s irrelevant if someone believes it or doesn’t, it will keep on working as instructed or constructed by God.
satay
satay said:ah...yes, she did ask for simplistic explanation.
satay
Garnet2727 said:I think that I understand what you are saying although I'm not sure I can express it very well since this is a completely new concept to me. It isn't about things just happening, it isn't about punishment and reward, it is a natural result of a person's intent and behavior.
Garnet2727 said:I read this after I replied to v. LOL. How does one know the ultimate law? By the way, I do try to live a life of balance, although I often fail miserably.
HospitallerJohn said:http://www.angelfire.com/yt/fairtibet/whexpl.html
Huzzah, the Wheel of Life!
And depending on what you do in one life, you move to the different realm of life (as shown in the middle of the Wheel).
Is this correct? If it isn't, please correct me.