Good Karma
As we know, today karma is not only a term for Buddhists, but Non-Buddhists use the word “karma” in their religion too. The result is many people misunderstood what karma is. It may also become a colloquial expression. Some people think karma is fate and karma is always bad. For example if someone suffers they always say ‘well this is karma.’ If someone has a poor family, disabilities, and if everything he does becomes a disaster, he may think maybe this is his fate, maybe this is because of his past life, and this is his karma.” An important issue for other religion and indeed for all people is what the basic principle of karma is. Those who understand the laws of karma and practice it are more likely to receive good karma than those who are not aware of these specific rules.
Generally speaking about religion, karma in Catholicism believed there is no past life in this world. If there is a past life in this life, so the burdens of their past deeds can be left at the Confessional. The one thing that is good about Catholicism is they know that God 's Providence rules everything. As a Catholic, they think they are not responsible for their bad actions in their lives, because they are truly believed in their God through His providence and mercy will answer everything. However in Buddhism, we are responsible to our own deeds. We are responsible for our own happiness and misery. We create our own heaven and hell.
Furthermore, there are some Christians today that believe in karma. They always viewed the doctrine of Karma as a great evil. In Galatians 6:7, the bible said "whatsoever a man sowed, that shall he also reap" is very closely related to idea of the retribution of positive and negative karma. They think the law of karma does not allow for the possibility of forgiveness. But in Buddhism, karma teaches us to have forgiveness in our heart. To forgive ourselves for all we did in the past, to forgive our parents, friends, etc. With knowing forgiveness, it will
Generally speaking about religion, karma in Catholicism believed there is no past life in this world. If there is a past life in this life, so the burdens of their past deeds can be left at the Confessional. The one thing that is good about Catholicism is they know that God 's Providence rules everything. As a Catholic, they think they are not responsible for their bad actions in their lives, because they are truly believed in their God through His providence and mercy will answer everything. However in Buddhism, we are responsible to our own deeds. We are responsible for our own happiness and misery. We create our own heaven and hell.
Furthermore, there are some Christians today that believe in karma. They always viewed the doctrine of Karma as a great evil. In Galatians 6:7, the bible said "whatsoever a man sowed, that shall he also reap" is very closely related to idea of the retribution of positive and negative karma. They think the law of karma does not allow for the possibility of forgiveness. But in Buddhism, karma teaches us to have forgiveness in our heart. To forgive ourselves for all we did in the past, to forgive our parents, friends, etc. With knowing forgiveness, it will
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