I've written about that pesky old Karma before. A vague concept that I am still trying to wrap my mind around. At first I thought it was just the newest whim but the more I read and hear, on MySpace and off, it is something that people really believe in. Books and Blogs with prophecy about how Karma is a bitch and will even the score.
Let me get this straight, the idea of a loving creator with the unlimited capacity of forgiveness is harder to believe than this mysterious orb of in energy that exacts revenge on behalf of the souls that were wronged?
Oh, OK, now I get it. Instead of forgiveness, we want revenge. We want blood. Instead of being bothered with doing it ourselves, oh and f*** forgiveness by the way, we sit back and wait for Karma to take care of it for us. That has to be the laziest rage I have ever heard of.
Now that I know how Karma is supposed to work, who are the recipients of it's favors? If I chop down a tree, does Karma put me on the list? Or does it have to be an animal? If I kill a rattlesnake, is Karma striking my heel? Or is it just the cute animals, like drowning a bag of kittens?
And what about God? Can God and Karma exist in the same universe? Is Karma on the payroll or vice-versa? Does the creator get a pass? God kills the weak and innocent all the time, chalking it all up to some sort of celestial plan.
The last hurdle I had with Karma is where does it begin and end? Let's say some dude wrongs some girl. So Karma enter stage left and uses some patsy to f*** up the dude. Now, because of his wrong, does the patsy get on Karma's shit list too. If so, the patsy's getting f***ed hard and dry from where I'm sitting.
Well, I've got a celestial plan of my own. I'm calling shotgun in Karma's Hummer. What else would a metaphysical power of vengeance drive anyway? I'm working for Karma, not against it. I choose to be the eternally blameless patsy.
From now on, all the bad things I do are just payback for someone that pissed Karma off, I am exempt. I mean, everybody has screwed someone over at some point right?
Like Jesus told the Pharisees when they were attempting to stone that woman in John chapter 8. "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."
Good thing I wasn't in that crowd. I would have smote that broad the biggest rock I could find. Mostly just to see what would have happened. You can't buy that kind of infamy.
Then I would have explained to Jesus it was alright, I'm working for Karma, and then I'd ask him if he'd like to grab a beer? My treat of course. Get a few in him and he might drop a hint or two.
Plus, who wouldn't want to arm wrestle the Son of God?
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Interesting post on Karma. I don't think you actually get it though.... Karma I mean. The effects of ones deeds create future experiences, making one responsible for their own life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma
"The philosophical explanation of karma can differ slightly between traditions, but the general concept is basically the same. Through the law of karma, the effects of all deeds actively create past, present, and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to him/her and others. The results or 'fruits' of actions are called karma-phala. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well.
....All living creatures are responsible for their karma — their actions and the effects of their actions...."
If you think about it.... it is very true. If you are happy, that happiness spreads, you smile someone smile back and so on. (You give a smile and get one in return.) If you are angry or hateful that spreads too. For instance, someone cuts you off in traffic, you get mad, honk your horn, start grumbling, maybe not let the next person in. You could spend the whole day festering that anger and spreading it to everyone you are in contact with, thus, they return your anger with more of the same.
I don't think the idea of Karma is for the universe to get even with anyone. I think the idea is similar to the idea of divine justice, What you sow is what you will reap. (what you plant is what you will harvest). If you plant anger and hatred it will come back to you. If you plant thoughtfulness and love, it comes back to you. Just as if you planted corn you would harvest corn. One would never expect to come out to a field that they had planted with corn and find watermelons. So why is it such a difficult concept for people to understand that what they plant (do) in their life is what they will someday harvest (receive).
There are example of divine justice (Karma) in the Bible.
All who take the sword will perish by the sword. (Matt. 26:52)
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers until he should pay back all he owed. This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart. (Matt. 18: 34-35)
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A person reaps what he sows. (Gal. 6:7)
Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. (Exod. 21:24-25)
I think the problem is that for some reason people think of Karma as some kind of revenge, it is not. The universe or God does not really care what you do, that is why we as people have freedom of choice. What we all should understand is there is a cause and effect to everything we do. If we do evil, evil is attracted back to us, just as if we do good, good is attracted back to us. Not in some weird cosmic way but in a logical way. It works like gravity, if you drop something it falls. If you are an ass, people will think and treat you as such. Understanding Karma or Divine Justice lets you expect such treatment. Cause and effect.
Yeah, see this would be satire.......