It's worth remembering that 'Karma' is a specific belief that belongs to a specific religion. Once it is adopted as a belief system by those outside the original religion, it gets changed (generally to make the people believing in it more comfortable).
Therefore, in deciding to believe in it, it can work however makes you happiest.
Although karma pertains to buddhism and hinduism, nevertheless it embraces causality (notably that causes have effects).
Causality is the relationship between a cause and an effect. So yes, karma includes causality. This doesn't mean that they are the same. It is possible to believe in causality without subscribing to karma.
Or you might define them as being the same - as I said above, once someone takes a word out of its original meaning it can be defined however they want it to be.
Causality is the relationship between a cause and an effect. So yes, karma includes causality. This doesn't mean that they are the same. It is possible to believe in causality without subscribing to karma.
Or you might define them as being the same - as I said above, once someone takes a word out of its original meaning it can be defined however they want it to be.
Of course there's a difference between karma and causality. Karma is like a further tweaking of it. What I was trying to say was that, even if you don't believe in karma, then causality clearly still operates. Actions have consequences/repercussions.
Wow interesting insights guys. So any action you make will have consequences as well as other people's actions.
If someone is aggressive, violent or nasty towards you will this have consequences ?
Does this also include bitching. I've met lots of people over the years that bitch about others behind their backs and make fun out of them.
Wow interesting insights guys. So any action you make will have consequences as well as other people's actions.
If someone is aggressive, violent or nasty towards you will this have consequences ?
Does this also include bitching. I've met lots of people over the years that bitch about others behind their backs and make fun out of them.
Do you mean will this have consequences for the perpetrator of such actions? It would be hard to say with any certainty and a lot might depend on their conscience (or lack of), e.g. whether they have the capacity to be remorseful. If you mean in terms of backfiring on them well, clearly if they have behaved badly, once others know about this they will be looked upon unfavourably. It would be hard to say whether there is a cosmic kind of pay-back operating (perhaps in the long term this may be so) - there is no way of knowing this for sure.
Those who bitch behind people's backs a lot tend to get the friends they deserve i.e. who are like themselves. I am not sure there is great loyalty in such people since the temptation to bitch amongst one another (indirectly/behind someone's back) must also be there if they have this tendency. What's the phrase... "if you lie with dogs, you get fleas".