Karma And Karmic Debt

Karma is a belief in which if you do good, the world will reward you, and if you do bad, it will punish you. Just like in physics where every action has a reaction, is how it is in real life. If you commit a good deed, then somehow, someway, the universe will repay you. Bad actions lead to consequences which is what the universe will be in charge of.

(1) According to Buddhist beliefs, there is neither a soul nor an essential self. Karma is understood as good or bad intentional actions performed in the mind, body, and speech. Good intentions will lead to good consequences and bad intentions will lead to bad consequences. Therefore, good karma is better than bad karma, but no karma is better than good karma. The intentions performed in a small scale will affect a person’s life on a large scale. Each person is the cause of what he or she reaps in the world. The individual is responsible for his or her own karmic results. The way in which they think, the physical action that they perform, and what they say further affect karmic intentions and results. By knowing this, a person can change his or her behavior in an attempt to achieve good karmic results. In Buddhist Literature, there is a list of ten meritorious deeds:” generosity, morality, meditation, reverence, service, transference of merit, rejoicing in others’ merit, hearing the doctrine, teaching the doctrine, and straightening one’s views.” By completing at least one of the ten meritorious deeds, a person can experience good karma. For instance, if we are kind and help someone in need of help, whether or not we know him or her, then that is good karma. If someone is sick or injured and we offer them help to get better, then that is good karma. On the other hand, if we curse because we miss the bus or the bus is late to bring us to school or work, then this is bad

    In modern days karma is seen through cause and effect, just as it was in Shakespearian times. Nowadays, negative karma is

experience in the next life depends on the good and bad karma built up in the

It is over the course of hundreds of lives that you choose to master higher qualities of love, forgiveness, unconditional love, tolerance, acceptance, compassion, empathy, wisdom, and many, many more. Throughout our lives we incur karma (or negative debt) through wrong action. This must be repaid over the course of our lifetimes, and every lesson mastered, before we can free ourselves from the Earth plane, never to return. 80% of the negative energy you feel inside is residual negative energy from a past life or past lives. It is through

My husband doesn’t believe in karma. He thinks we all get what we work for and deserve. Also, he mentioned the world would be completely different. There would be no one dying of hunger, no wars, and every one would be living in a perfect world.

     The documentary Life and Debt portrays a true example of the impact economic globalization can have on a developing country. When most Americans think about Jamaica, we think about the beautiful beaches, warm weather, and friendly people that make it a fabulous vacation spot. This movie shows the place in a different light, by showing a pressuring problem of debt. The everyday survival of many Jamaicans is based on the economic decisions of the United States and other powerful foreign countries.

Neocolonialism as defined by Sandra Halperin, is the control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means. These means mainly include economic, political, and cultural pressures to influence the continued dependency of former colonies creating a ‘colonial-like exploitation. Stephen Black, director of Life and Debt documentary, portrays this concept by using the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank’s influence on the Jamaican economy. In this response I will be focusing on the different aspects of neo colonialism in relation to leadership portrayed in the film Life and Debt.

In Hinduism, karma allows followers to be accountable for their own life. The person life is affected by their decisions, and they have control over their future through those decisions (Smith 64). The outcomes can be favorable or detrimental to the followers based on their choices, but again they have the option to dictate

Karma has been a major part of human history, especially in Hinduism. Writer Stephen Crane, a student of Vedanta tradition, interprets the concept of karma in his story “The Blue Hotel”.

To put a longer meaning into simpler terms, it all comes down to one value- do as to others as you would want done to you. Treat people as you would want to be treated in return, and so on. It is basic knowledge that many incoming college students were always taught as children, but yet, karma can go further than that. Karma is something that you can believe in.

Imagine yourself as a tourist. You have come fed up with your daily ritual of your 9 to 5. You feel as if you are going to go insane if you do not have a break from the routine. Subsequently, you find yourself booking a two-week trip to Jamaica, your dream vacation where you will focus on yourself, and only yourself. The outside world doesn’t matter; all you want to care about is having the best quality vacation you possibly can. This is precisely the problem that Stephanie Black, interweaving text by Jamaica Kincaid, attaches to Jamaica’s current economic climate in her 2001 documentary “Life and Debt”. Once a self-reliant economy, Jamaica has become highly dependent on the global market due to the economic interference of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank, implementing of their globalist views. The film recounts the history of Jamaica’s economy and its present-day status as an economy attempting to

As for me, I believe in karma because if a person chooses to do horrible things, it feels right for them to have something terrible happen to them in return. This unfortunate outcome to me is hell. However, if a person begins to realize that what they are doing is not right, and they chose to repent their sins, then they will be forgiven by God and will be sent to heaven instead. Another critical point is that in a way, karma is closely related to my religious beliefs. For instance, If you are a person that does the right thing most the time, then you will have a positive impact towards your future: Heaven; If you are a terrible person who does awful things, you will have a negative impact towards your future: Hell. This process of thinking

It follows that the fallen Adams and Eves must pay their Karmic debts, balancing their positive and negative Karma, before they are able to ascend into fifth dimension. The only way these unfortunate souls can repay their Karma is by becoming conscious with life. Through conscious and mindful living, you can naturally connect to the divine and avoid indulging in the negative Karmic patterns of life, which exist in your present state. Living mindfully is the core ingredient needed to balance the Karma. Therefore, you must view the practice of mindfulness as your uppermost goal.

In Buddhism, Karma has two forms; mental karma and deed karma (Encyclopedia of Religion 266). The two forms both abide by the belief that good or bad actions yield good or bad results. Mental karma is governed by what a person thinks. If a person thinks impure or malicious thoughts, they will build up bad karma during his life, and for pure thoughts, good karma is built up. Deed karma refers to the actions performed physically by a person. As with mental karma, deed karma is the culmination of good karma and bad karma resulting from one’s actions.