DiasporaUSA
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- Aug 27, 2016
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The word "Karma" gets thrown around a lot, yet most people have no real understanding of the concept
Most people think of it like Newton's 3rd Law:
"For every action there is equal and opposite reaction"
Eg: You stole 500 from me so you should lose 500 too
Then if they don't see that happening they conclude karma is BS
However, if karma is to be nature's means of serving justice, it cannot be so simplistic
This can be easily demonstrated
Say a rich man stole 500 from a poor guy
This 500 may not mean much to the rich guy, but it may be a lot of money for the poor guy
Hence losing 500 for the rich guy may not be a big deal, while the poor guy may have suffered a lot because of losing the same amount
So if the rich stole 500 from someone and then someone stole 500 from the rich guy, is it really justice served?
Absolutely Not!
Real justice would be served when the rich guy goes through same level of suffering as the poor guy
What if 500 was all the poor guy had?
What if he couldn't get medicine for his kid because of this?
What if his kid died because of this incident?
Real justice will be served when the perpetrator suffers a similar fate
However, serving this justice may take some setting up. Serving justice may not be instantaneous
In the mean time if you were observing this situation and conclude that Karma just doesn't work, your conclusion is erroneous & suffers from lack of information
This lack of information includes:
This manifestation then could be previous karma balancing.
Bottom line is Karma is not Newton's 3rd law
and it can't be because then it would be too simplistic a framework for nature to serve justice in a complex world with many moving parts
Haya endeleeni kupigana matukio kama hamna akili timamu.
Most people think of it like Newton's 3rd Law:
"For every action there is equal and opposite reaction"
Eg: You stole 500 from me so you should lose 500 too
Then if they don't see that happening they conclude karma is BS
However, if karma is to be nature's means of serving justice, it cannot be so simplistic
This can be easily demonstrated
Say a rich man stole 500 from a poor guy
This 500 may not mean much to the rich guy, but it may be a lot of money for the poor guy
Hence losing 500 for the rich guy may not be a big deal, while the poor guy may have suffered a lot because of losing the same amount
So if the rich stole 500 from someone and then someone stole 500 from the rich guy, is it really justice served?
Absolutely Not!
Real justice would be served when the rich guy goes through same level of suffering as the poor guy
What if 500 was all the poor guy had?
What if he couldn't get medicine for his kid because of this?
What if his kid died because of this incident?
Real justice will be served when the perpetrator suffers a similar fate
However, serving this justice may take some setting up. Serving justice may not be instantaneous
In the mean time if you were observing this situation and conclude that Karma just doesn't work, your conclusion is erroneous & suffers from lack of information
This lack of information includes:
- The perpetrator's situation
- The victim's suffering
- Their respective karmas from the past
This manifestation then could be previous karma balancing.
Bottom line is Karma is not Newton's 3rd law
and it can't be because then it would be too simplistic a framework for nature to serve justice in a complex world with many moving parts
Haya endeleeni kupigana matukio kama hamna akili timamu.