Suresh, My answer to your question about karma is: there is no karma and free will does exist. IMO the concept of karma is illusory and is just a part of Buddhist dogma, similar to concepts of sin/redemption and heaven/hell in Christianity.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], SURESH JAGADEESAN wrote: > > Dear all, > > "Buddhism teaches that it is due to Ignorance, Hatred, and Greed." > > Now if we take this case of Delhi rape, why was that 23 year old girl > had to suffer like this and die after 13 days of pain. Watching films > in night and returning with your boyfriend is common in any country. > It is an everyday activity in most of the cities. So that girl had not > done some grave mistake. > > So why innocents were suffer? If I ask this, then all of you will > tell, this may be due to past karma. When `Karma' is quoted no > question can be asked. If `karma' is quoted, then your words > `Ignorance, Hatred, and Greed' all become meaningless, because it is > due to my karma, I am ignorant, or it is due to karma I am hatred or > it is due to karma I am greed. > > What is truth? `Karma'? or no karma? Or in other words is there free > will exist? Or there is no free will? > > Best wishes > Suresh > > > -- > Thanks and best regards > J.Suresh > New No.3, Old No.7, > Chamiers road - 1st Lane, > Alwarpet, > Chennai - 600018 > Ph: 044 42030947 > Mobile: 91 9884071738 > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
