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Karma Compared and Contrasted
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In Buddhism, karma is intention.
Scroll down to (5) in this sutta for more:
Nibbedhika Sutta: Penetrative
Scroll down to (5) in this sutta for more:
Nibbedhika Sutta: Penetrative
Taoism is Chinese, so they don't have the Indian word karma. Here's a nice article about what Taoists call crimenergy.
Karma in Taoism – Crimenergy Explained
Karma in Taoism – Crimenergy Explained
dybmh
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Thank you.
Karma in my understanding of Buddhism is cause and effect. One's actions, choices affect the world which in turns has an affect on you. Good choices cause good effects which benefits the world which ultimately benefit you. However there is no cosmic balance sheet or deity keeping track or rewarding people for their good deeds. It is more in line with physics and sociology than metaphysics.
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As an aside, there is a popular yet mistaken belief in some circles that "karma" would have an intelligence of its own.
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Hold a hammer at shoulder height. Let it fall. Your broken foot would be karma, as well as the drop, -- automatic, non-judgemental, cause-and-effect; action and result.
No intelligence needed.
I would change that to karma would have an 'intelligence' of its own. Gravity isn't by itself intelligent, and yet I can see that because it's 100% consistent, why one could see it as smart.
@dybmh
Karma in itself is unconscious.
However, in Hinduism, the intrinsic nature of Brahman is intelligence. Karma process that flows thereupon automatically entails an intelligence (that Vedas ascribe to Ishwara). How else should the proscribed (adharmik) or the prescribed (dharmik) actions will result in appropriate negative or positive results respectively?
In Hinduism, the scope of karma is wider than just the action-reaction that we usually know. Much of karma is said to be adrasta (unseen). One’s environment of birth is said to be linked to one’s previous karma, lasting over lifetimes. So, karma is not a moment to moment. action-reaction thingy.
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Karma in itself is unconscious.
However, in Hinduism, the intrinsic nature of Brahman is intelligence. Karma process that flows thereupon automatically entails an intelligence (that Vedas ascribe to Ishwara). How else should the proscribed (adharmik) or the prescribed (dharmik) actions will result in appropriate negative or positive results respectively?
In Hinduism, the scope of karma is wider than just the action-reaction that we usually know. Much of karma is said to be adrasta (unseen). One’s environment of birth is said to be linked to one’s previous karma, lasting over lifetimes. So, karma is not a moment to moment. action-reaction thingy.
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dybmh
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That was an interesting read. What do you think of this?
What is Karma in Taoism? - The Taoism For The Modern World
This makes little sense to me other than the statement about the need to do things yourself through free will.
Thank you! I tell people karma is not a 1:1 correspondence. The animal poachers in Africa who get eaten by a lion is not necessarily karma. Karma is one of those co-opted eastern concepts that gets thrown around too fast and loose. Like people who want to open and balance their “shockras” and release their kundalini.
dybmh
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OK. Thank you again.