Is it normal to believe in Karma?

[007craft]

Silly question, I know... but I cant get over how many people believe in the modern view of Karma.

I grew up with the notion that Karma was that you did good deeds in this lifetime, and good deeds fell upon you in the next/after death. To me it was always some sort of faith thing and whatever people want to believe about that, they can and I don't think any less of them (Religious people).

Today however many people go around with the notion that, you do good today, good stuff will happen tomorrow. Just wondering if anybody truly believes in that? Science and history seem to highly disprove this. I find believing in such a concept to be similar to actually believing in astrology.

Thoughts?

[sandikosh]

No.

[konfusion666]

Karma is a Hindu concept. It's "normal" for Hindus to believe in it, and a bit odd for others to believe in it.

I think it's just become a trendy philosophical concept...

[manixc]

mostly, I go by the Golden rule. Karma takes too long

[007craft]

I think it's just become a trendy philosophical concept...

That's what I think too. Perhaps its a good way to identify hipsters quickly lol.

[bullionaire]

Believing in Karma is like believing in God. Neither are verifiable.

[stuntman]

Karma:

I view it as if you do bad things then being associated with those bad things will eventually get you. Through personal association, through your own personality and character you develop or ??? To me it is nothing mystical just human nature.

[KDSet]

It's just another word for "what goes around comes around" or "do unto others as you would.." but specific to Hindu/Buddhism. Strangely enough, Reddit.

[chinesedevil]

Doesn't exist.

[DVDManiac]

If I wish bad karma on someone, will I get bad karma in return? I do it all the time, especially when I am driving around (or should I say, shaking my head at the idiots) in the city.

[konfusion666]

If I wish bad karma on someone, will I get bad karma in return? I do it all the time, especially when I am driving around (or should I say, shaking my head at the idiots) in the city.

no, it's more like "those idiots just did something stupid/bad on the road, i hope they get punished for it". you are just hoping that Karma is "performed" and the situation is "equalized"...
if you didn't do anything bad, and are merely a passive observer, i see no reason why you would get karma in return.


keep in mind this all just exists in your head though, heh.

[ishfish]

Every few years there seems to be a best selling book relating to karma, but they do not always call it that.

The Power of Positive Thinking
The Secret
and so on.

If you believe hard enough and envision it, you will win the jackpot...

Magic

It sells people what they want to hear - that there is hope.

[ippon]

little kids believe in karma

[mbg]

I believe in the Karma Chameleon

[the_fm]

I believe in the Karma Chameleon

so your dreams are red, gold and green? good to know!

[mbg]

so your dreams are red, gold and green? good to know!

chameleon will turn other colours if you put it in front of the TV

[Drew87]

does it matter what people believe in? seriously what's the point of the topic? why do you care if people believe in karma?

[007craft]

does it matter what people believe in? seriously what's the point of the topic? why do you care if people believe in karma?

The point is a discussion. You're in off topic buddy. All threads here don't have any point other than that.

[epik89]

karma only exists if you believe in it.

what's karma? :S

[spike1128]

Oh for crying out loud. Talking about Karma is not like talking about religion. Religion aside.

I think most people say Karma will get someone who did bad things or things will come out well for people who did good deeds are not religious at all.

Let say you broke the law, the law will caught up to you eventually. Did bad thing > go to jail = did bad receive bad

Let say you help a old lady across the street, turn out she is a millionaire and off you 5 grand for good deeds, because she is rich but has no time to spend the money. Did good deed > receive 5Gs for helping = did good receive good

This is karma. Not some mumbo jumbo religious believe.

Most people on RFD were all like this for Ragu. Hope karma gets him. Karma did get him.

[Blockwork]

its simple, if you think and behave positively and always do good, you will be surrounded by good and only see the good in things.. you bring positive energy around you. for you fools who turn science into a religion, you hate to hear this but quantum physics is scientifically explaining spirituality..

whether whatever your idea of karma is, is true or not doesnt matter.. the basic concept is about doing good.. what does it matter what you receive in return?

[ali123]

Karma usually works. But it's not spiritual it's just society.

[MrKap]

Well, in a sense it does exist.

Every action has the potential to effect another item in the system in a potentially positive, negative or neutral manner.

When it's tied to guilt, it's a little questionable if the concept is well thought out, at which point it probably starts to resemble religion a little more than philosophy. jmo...