Karma is defined as the affect of any act, religious or otherwise, it is the law of cause and effect, regulating ones future life; inevitable retribution. Karma is a Brahmanic idea developed by the Buddhists. Some believe that karma is moral cause and effect. Basically karma is the idea of "what goes around comes around", whether it is negative or positive. Buddhism and Hinduism feel that karma determines the nature of a person's next existence.
I was skeptical towards the word Karma because of its association with Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. My religion, Christianity, completely discredits both religions. That is why I am hesitant in using the word karma to describe the cliche "what goes around comes around". The media gives off a hippie generalization of karma. When I think of this generalization, Woodstock, flower power, and groovy baby co
Now that I know the true definition, I realize that I have experienced and witnessed karma first hand. As a freshman in high school I cheated so much on everything. I cheated on homework, class work, and tests. The whole year I was never caught. The last week of school, I was accused of cheating. This time I really was not cheating, but it looked like I was. I was suspended during the week of final exams and almost failed my whole freshmen year. I figured that my suspension was punishment for all the cheating that I had gotten away with. From that point on, I never cheated on anything ever again. I really felt that what I did came back to me. I did not call it karma; I just thought it was God punishing me for what I had done all year.
Karma also deals with the ideas fate and destiny. I feel that we are all predestined, that our lives are planned for us. I believ
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