Do you believe in KARMA ? Do you think your actions make a difference ?
By samrat16
@samrat16 (2442)
India
March 29, 2007 11:26pm CST
Yes, I truly believe in karma.
At the time of big bang when all souls' atmans in the cosmos separated out from one another... to come back to their pristine pure form... they required to manifest a body. It was only by karma that a body could drain out the dross contained within.
Similar as the metal in an ore cannot separate on its own (and requires the requisite mining machinery)... every living body on Mother Earth requires working out its karma to cleanse itself of the impurities contained within. It is the process of karma through which reincarnation takes place.
It is our soul atman that has manifested the body and never otherwise. This soul atman requires a total cosmic journey of 8.4 million manifestations (96.4 million earthly years) before it comes back to its pristine pure form.
It is the balance of karma... the residual karma of one life that is carried forward to the next life. In the cosmic system nothing ever dies... the journey continues on and on.
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
30 Mar 07
I am not sure what Karma is as I only heard and read about it. However, I do believe in cause and effects. The actions one makes can make a difference to one's and another one's life. However, for the effect to take place, there must be the right conditions at the right time. Let me give an analogy using a bean plant. The bean seed will not sprout if any of the following is absent : Air and water - the basic conditions for it to grow.
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@chetna_singla (40)
• India
30 Mar 07
Yes, I really believe in KARMA.
These are our past deeds on which behalf we are facing good and bad results in our life.
One of The holy book of Hinduism is "The MAHABHARATA" whose one part is the great book "The Bhagwad Gita".
In Gita lord Krishna Had said that do your KARMA and forget about the results. Results will automatically approach your deeds. good deeds will bring good to you and bad will bring bad.
It is true that our souly deeds are carried forward to our next life. Thats why we all people have 84 lack lives, in which we perform different activities. That means, in one life if one person is doing deeds than his deeds will decide that he will be a man in another life or not.
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@gorgeousdreamer (1034)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
Yes! I believe in karma. We should be careful in doing our actions especially to other people because there is a karma waiting for every action may it be good or bad.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
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30 Mar 07
I don't know about later on lol but I have seen it take shape throughout my life..both for myself and for others around me as the famous sayiing goes...what goes around comes around and pride comes before a fall rings true where karma is concerned..
@rainbow (6761)
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30 Mar 07
Yes, as you sew so shalll you reap, what goes aroundcomes around, things like that. Reincarnaton til we get it right I can understand, but my oh my I sometimes feel I must have been bad in a previous life as sso much seems to go wrong in this one, lol.
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
30 Mar 07
Yes I do believe in Karma it has worked for me and when other people do wrong to me I do not really worry about it as I believe that Karma will come back to them real badly and it has my other friends that do not believe say when other people say or do nasty things aren't you going to say much I say no why waste my breathe as Karma will pay them back and believe me it does.
@bluewings (3857)
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4 Apr 07
I think karma could be best described by the quotes 'what goes around comes around' or 'You get what you give'.Yes, I believe in Karma.I am not sure I know about the journey of the soul through the cosmos,but I am aware that the soul is believed to go through several lives before it finaly attains salvation and that the effect of it's activities are carried to the lives that follow.
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
30 Mar 07
Yes, I somewhat believe in karma. Don't do bad or it will come back to you 3 folds. One good deed deserves another, etc.
So whatever I do, I try to make sure I act with a good conscience.
@mummyofthree (2715)
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30 Mar 07
I have never heard of this theory.
I always think of karma as what goes around comes around. Now that I believe in. I think if you are positive in your attitude, positive things happen. If you are negative then you see the negative in anthing therefore it seems as though bad things always happen.
I'm not sure about your theory! It's a nice idea but I think I probably would be more inclined to believe that once your gone, your gone! We are reabsorbed by the earth. "Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust".
But hey just my opinion! If anyone truely knew the answer to this one it would be kind of scarey!
@sonukuldeep (669)
• India
1 Apr 07
i always wondered if God is punishing me for my past sins. i dont think we can get any definite answer to this question as no one has proven it before and if someone has proven it then i will be amazed.pls reply if someone has
@universalsameera (187)
• Australia
5 Apr 07
The journey could be stopped. It can only be done if you purify your mind and reach Nibbana. I believe in Karma it is a very logical concept. It is a complex subject. Examples are everywhere around us. Only if you reach enlightenment you can stop the cycle of life once and for all. That is my view on the matter.
@vicky19810 (1600)
• China
31 Mar 07
yes,i believe in karma too.and i believe that if someone commited a crime,he will suffer with the karma one day.so i advise that all the people should be kindly to treat everybody and everything.it doesn't matter if you had some mistake,but you will know your faults in your mind,then go to change and improve.otherwise,i believe that his soul would not be in heaven in future.lol...do you agree with me?
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
31 Mar 07
Wow-- Karma to me means what it means to alot of other responders- Do good things and good things will come back to you- Usually better than what you did-- Do bad things and the same-- Worse! I've never heard of it put the way you have-- Karma through your next life-- It's pretty interesting though- Sure why not-- If you're a good person in this life in your next life you might come back as something better.
I surely believe in Karma- Doing good and getting good things in return!
@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
31 Mar 07
yes, life is a boomerang. and whatever we had sown we reap. Remember There are lots of stories about this and i believe that whatever we got from these stories then eventually had happened and there's real truth. So whatever we do in our lives let us remember that we don't step on others foot and always remember the golden rule.
@neertow20 (86)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 07
I don't believe in Karma..Once we die, will never reincarnate again to a new life or in a new form of life..It depends on us how to manage our life to be great and there will always be obstacles we have to face because God have planned it for us and we should not blamed on our bad karma that was done by our past life and you have to pay for it on your present life.That is only my point of view. I do respect yours..
@deepti15 (1190)
• India
31 Mar 07
Yes I believe in karma. I think everyone on this earth came with a mission, A mission given by GOD almighty. He sends souls to this earthly world so that they can do good work, attain the goal of life, complete the God's mission and attain salvation, moksha.
