Bill, How do you feel when you get beaten plus insulted by a big guy almost twice your size? Anthony
________________________________ From: Bill! <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 27 November 2011, 18:14 Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen and Buddhism Anthony, Why do we need to 'get even'? And what does that even mean? ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > ED, >  > I pick '1', except that 'viewing as...existences' should read 'which decides > their fate in the present and future existences'. >  > That will cover punishment by law of a criminal in the present life. >  > Why does law have anything to do with karma? Because if the karma is not > ripe, the bad guy just gets away with any felony and enjoys his trophy. That > is why we need a future existence to get even. >  > Anthony > > > ________________________________ > From: ED <seacrofter001@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, 27 November 2011, 2:13 > Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen and Buddhism > >  >  > 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€Æ'/ˈkärmÉ™/â€Æ' > > * (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 > wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn > > * > * 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 saá¹Æ'sâra) originating > in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies. > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma > > * > > * (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 > > * > * 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 >  > * The law of cause and effect. 'Whatsoever a man soeth, that shall he also > reap' (Gal. 6:7). > 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 >  >  > > * 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… > > * > * > * 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 > > * > * > * action; the act of doing > www.healthandyoga.com/yogaglossary.html > > * > * > * 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 > > * > > * > * 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… > > * > > * 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 > >  > > * 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 > > * > * 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 >  >  > > * 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 > > * > * > * 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 > >  >
