Take you pick, or create your own definition of 'karma', but preferably
state what it is so that we may correctly understand your POV. --ED
Dictionary
kar·ma
nounâ/ËkärmÉ/â
1. (in Hinduism and Buddhism) The sum of a person's actions in this
and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in
future existences
* Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause
Web definitions
* (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that
determine his destiny in his next incarnation
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* Karma (à¤à¤°à¥à¤® ; kamma) in Indian religions is the
concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the
entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called
saá¹sâra) originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu,
Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma
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* (Karmic) law. This is a cycle which the New Age movement claims
alters your next life. Karmic law means: If you do good in this life,
you will be elevated in your next life. If you are bad in this life, you
will descend in your next life. Christians do not believe in
reincarnation. ...
www.fillthevoid.org/NewAge/glossary.html
<http://www.fillthevoid.org/NewAge/glossary.html>
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* Eastern name for the Law of Cause and Effect. The basic Law
governing our existence in this solar system. Every thought, every
action that we have and make sets into motion a cause. These causes have
their effects, which make our lives, for good or ill. ...
www.share-international.org/background/glossary/g_main.htm
<http://www.share-international.org/background/glossary/g_main.htm>
* The law of cause and effect. 'Whatsoever a man soeth, that shall he
also reap' (Gal. 6:7).
www.motherandlanello.com/glossary.php
<http://www.motherandlanello.com/glossary.php>
* Cause and Effect. From an absolute standpoint, karma is the
circumstance of the moment. Relatively, it is the endless chain of cause
and effect that defines the future events of an individuals life.
www.maximumbliss.com/zen dictionary.asp <http://www.maximumbliss.com/zen
dictionary.asp>
* The explanation of Karma varies slightly per tradition or
philosophy, but the basic principle remains the same: "You reap what
you sow"
"what goes around, comes around"
or (if
you prefer) "an eye for an eye. ...
blog.californiapsychics.com/blog/2009/04/psychic-dictionary.ht
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009/04/psychic-dictionary.html/&rct=j&sa=X&ei=gijRToHSE8e0iQKGz6XsCw&ved\
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* A belief that all beings of lifeögods includedöare subject to
the same hopeless cycle of pain, suffering, and rebirth.
academics.triton.edu/faculty/mbotterweck/glossary.html
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erweck/glossary.html&rct=j&sa=X&ei=gijRToHSE8e0iQKGz6XsCw&ved=0CFIQngkwA\
w&q=karma&usg=AFQjCNFDAU8daQI_VTYcZnXSjJXnxvMwhQ>
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* action; the act of doing
www.healthandyoga.com/yogaglossary.html
<http://www.healthandyoga.com/yogaglossary.html>
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* Literally action; includes the law of cause and effect, the
consequence of an action, performing positive actions results in
positive results.
www.yogaweb.com/yoga/essentials/dictionary.asp
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ctionary.asp&rct=j&sa=X&ei=gijRToHSE8e0iQKGz6XsCw&ved=0CFYQngkwAw&q=karm\
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* is a Sanskrit word whose literal meaning is 'action'. It refers to
the law that every action has an equal reaction either immediately or at
some point in the future. ...
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/concepts/concepts_1
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induism/concepts/concepts_1.shtml&rct=j&sa=X&ei=gijRToHSE8e0iQKGz6XsCw&v\
ed=0CFoQngkwAw&q=karma&usg=AFQjCNGQEAm6V_d6IfRKLCFzasuQ6zFJNA>
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* Volition, volitional or intentional activity. Karma is always
followed by its fruit, Vipaka. Karma and Vipaka are oftentimes referred
to as the law of causality, a cardinal concern in the Teaching of the
Buddha.
www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/glossary.html
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* The reward or punishment of any action of man is given by Gods
order according to merit, God may give it or withhold it.
www.sikhs.org/gloss2.htm <http://www.sikhs.org/gloss2.htm>
*
* coming most primordially from the hypothesized Indo-European root
*k(w)er, and later from the Sanskrit verbal root ká¹, means,
simply, 'to do'. Monier-Williams gives 'act, action, performance,
business' as its primary definitions, and, secondarily, 'office,
scpecial duty, occupation, obligation'. ...
www.jehsmith.com/1/2010/10/the-fossils-of-concepts-1.html
<http://www.jehsmith.com/1/2010/10/the-fossils-of-concepts-1.html>
* The Sanskrit term meaning "action." It refers to a concept in which
the results of one's actions accumulate over one's life. Upon death, an
individual's karma-this store of the results of actions-determines
whether one is reborn in a higher or lower status.
uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/hinduism/hglossry.htm
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induism/hglossry.htm&rct=j&sa=X&ei=gijRToHSE8e0iQKGz6XsCw&ved=0CGYQngkwA\
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* A term from Hinduism and Bhuddism for the idea that what goes
around comes around. This suggest fate not only within one's life but
also in one's reincarnation.
library.thinkquest.org/16665/glossary.htm
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