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When a person commits theft or harms innocent people, people who believe in karma believe that a just punishment will overtake him. And even if the police did not catch him, we think that sooner or later karma will overtake him. For example, his car will be stolen, or he will have to pay for his actions with his own health, and maybe with his life. This understanding of karma is widespread, but fundamentally wrong. In this article we will try to understand it in more detail and understand what it really is and how it works.
Buddha said that any action we take will have consequences. Bad actions lead to bad consequences, and good actions reward a person in some way. However, the consequences that overtake a person are more internal than external.
Many people consider karma to be some kind of supernatural law of the universe. Is it so? It is quite possible that in fact we are dealing with the laws of psychology. If you shouted for no reason (and even if for a reason) at another person, what are the consequences of this action? That's right, your action will entail your poor health, and your next actions will be so stupid because of negative emotions that you yourself will suffer. Therefore, if you do not believe in the supernatural, think about the laws of psychology, because there are very good reasons for this. All of the above does not mean that there are no laws of the Universe, this is just a reason to think about karma from a scientific point of view.
In the East, the word "good" means rather "selflessness." That is, if you perform an action not because of your egoism, but without any benefit to you, it is considered good. But "bad" means "selfish".
Many people think that if a person has not been punished by a harsh law, then he came out dry. Say, internal torment, if any, cannot be compared with being in prison. However, this is not how karma works, good or bad. Laws and prisons were invented by humans and are not natural creations. The universe has its own laws, which are embodied as it was originally intended.
This is hard to accept because it does not fit with our notions of just punishment. In addition, it is difficult for us to come to terms with the fact that, according to the law of karma, a selfish act is evil. The biggest challenge is that actions that we do not consider to be evil are in fact. Of course, there is an unambiguous evil and we understand what it is about. However, actions have hundreds of semitones that are extremely difficult to interpret as good or evil.
Selfish action according to karma means selfish action for the sake of oneself to the detriment of others. That is, if you sincerely wanted to help a person, but hurt him, bad karma will not overtake you.
A person who has committed a serious crime and has not been punished according to the law is considered to have escaped responsibility. And karmic punishment in the form of inner suffering is considered to be sucked out of the thumb. We are sure that such people do not feel remorse and nothing eats them from the inside. Anyway, they look quite happy. But think, will this man not feel fear for the rest of his life that he will be caught? Wouldn't he look around nervously every time he heard a suspicious sound? It is possible that after some time he will be diagnosed with paranoia.
Such a person can suppress his inner suffering, but he will only drive them inside. And this is fraught with many mental disorders, because such a person will always experience cognitive dissonance - after all, if he justifies himself, he nevertheless realizes that he did wrong. Even if only his subconscious is aware of it.
We talked about the fact that action gives rise to action. Therefore, such a person cannot commit a serious crime and will stop. He will commit selfish acts over and over again. Perhaps he will no longer rob and steal, but his ego will seek to prove itself in other areas of his life. For example, in a relationship. Such a person will be unhappy in his family life, because over and over again his selfish actions will be repeated.
What about jealousy or inner anger at others? She does not harm other people. In this case, you metaphorically throw a stone at another person, but he does not even fly in his direction, but immediately hits you. When you are jealous of another person, you want to take an action in his direction, but since you cannot do this, turn this action against yourself. You could not throw a bomb at another person and it exploded in your hands.
There is only one conclusion from all this. Since any bad action generates bad action, every person needs to break this chain. You have probably done selfless good deeds in your life and probably felt a very unusual inner feeling. This feeling cannot be obtained in any other way. Therefore, do good and selfless deeds more often. And of course, don't expect gratitude, because most people get frustrated with other people because they weren't grateful enough. In addition, if you are expecting gratitude, your act cannot be called disinterested.
We wish you good luck!
Buddha said that any action we take will have consequences. Bad actions lead to bad consequences, and good actions reward a person in some way. However, the consequences that overtake a person are more internal than external.
A few facts and thoughts about karma
Translated from Sanskrit, "karma" means "action." A person from birth to death performs certain actions. But interestingly, our actions become the reason for our next actions. That is, the consequences of our actions are also actions.Many people consider karma to be some kind of supernatural law of the universe. Is it so? It is quite possible that in fact we are dealing with the laws of psychology. If you shouted for no reason (and even if for a reason) at another person, what are the consequences of this action? That's right, your action will entail your poor health, and your next actions will be so stupid because of negative emotions that you yourself will suffer. Therefore, if you do not believe in the supernatural, think about the laws of psychology, because there are very good reasons for this. All of the above does not mean that there are no laws of the Universe, this is just a reason to think about karma from a scientific point of view.
In the East, the word "good" means rather "selflessness." That is, if you perform an action not because of your egoism, but without any benefit to you, it is considered good. But "bad" means "selfish".
Karma is rewarded from within
We must understand that even if a person justly went to prison for committed actions, then karma overtook him not in the form of a prison, but in the form of consequences for his soul or psyche.Many people think that if a person has not been punished by a harsh law, then he came out dry. Say, internal torment, if any, cannot be compared with being in prison. However, this is not how karma works, good or bad. Laws and prisons were invented by humans and are not natural creations. The universe has its own laws, which are embodied as it was originally intended.
This is hard to accept because it does not fit with our notions of just punishment. In addition, it is difficult for us to come to terms with the fact that, according to the law of karma, a selfish act is evil. The biggest challenge is that actions that we do not consider to be evil are in fact. Of course, there is an unambiguous evil and we understand what it is about. However, actions have hundreds of semitones that are extremely difficult to interpret as good or evil.
Karma overtakes a person immediately
When a person robbed a bank and disappeared with the loot, we think that he escaped from justice and it will soon overtake him. If we could find out about the further fate of this person and we would find out that he lives on a beautiful island, perhaps we would think: “Well, okay, he managed to escape from the police. But after a couple of years, karma will definitely overtake him. Something will happen to him. " Whether it will happen or not, we cannot know. And the fact that we can know for sure (if we believe in karma) that karma overtook him at the moment when he committed this selfish act. He robbed a bank, hundreds of depositors may have suffered greatly from this, but that is not the point. People can even suffer from a disinterested act, but here it is precisely the egoism of this act.Selfish action according to karma means selfish action for the sake of oneself to the detriment of others. That is, if you sincerely wanted to help a person, but hurt him, bad karma will not overtake you.
A person who has committed a serious crime and has not been punished according to the law is considered to have escaped responsibility. And karmic punishment in the form of inner suffering is considered to be sucked out of the thumb. We are sure that such people do not feel remorse and nothing eats them from the inside. Anyway, they look quite happy. But think, will this man not feel fear for the rest of his life that he will be caught? Wouldn't he look around nervously every time he heard a suspicious sound? It is possible that after some time he will be diagnosed with paranoia.
Such a person can suppress his inner suffering, but he will only drive them inside. And this is fraught with many mental disorders, because such a person will always experience cognitive dissonance - after all, if he justifies himself, he nevertheless realizes that he did wrong. Even if only his subconscious is aware of it.
We talked about the fact that action gives rise to action. Therefore, such a person cannot commit a serious crime and will stop. He will commit selfish acts over and over again. Perhaps he will no longer rob and steal, but his ego will seek to prove itself in other areas of his life. For example, in a relationship. Such a person will be unhappy in his family life, because over and over again his selfish actions will be repeated.
What about jealousy or inner anger at others? She does not harm other people. In this case, you metaphorically throw a stone at another person, but he does not even fly in his direction, but immediately hits you. When you are jealous of another person, you want to take an action in his direction, but since you cannot do this, turn this action against yourself. You could not throw a bomb at another person and it exploded in your hands.
There is only one conclusion from all this. Since any bad action generates bad action, every person needs to break this chain. You have probably done selfless good deeds in your life and probably felt a very unusual inner feeling. This feeling cannot be obtained in any other way. Therefore, do good and selfless deeds more often. And of course, don't expect gratitude, because most people get frustrated with other people because they weren't grateful enough. In addition, if you are expecting gratitude, your act cannot be called disinterested.
We wish you good luck!