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Thank you.Jainism views karma as like a sticky substance that clings to the jiva. (from what I understand--I'm not Jain.)
Hindus may have an even much different understanding of Karma.
What are the similarities and differences in the concepts of Karma as they are represented in Hinduism, Taoism, and Buddhism?
As an aside, there is a popular yet mistaken belief in some circles that "karma" would have an intelligence of its own.Hinduism: "action and/or effects of action." An unintentional, unguided, automatic cause-and-effect.
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.As an aside, there is a popular yet mistaken believe in some circles that "karma" would have an intelligence of its own.
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.As an aside, there is a popular yet mistaken belief in some circles that "karma" would have an intelligence of its own.
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
This makes little sense to me other than the statement about the need to do things yourself through free will.That was an interesting read. What do you think of this?
What is Karma in Taoism? - The Taoism For The Modern World
@dybmh
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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OK. Thank you again.This makes little sense to me other than the statement about the need to do things yourself through free will.