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The word karma It is used in many areas and on many occasions, but its definition is not unambiguous. The term originates from the beliefs of the hinduism and buddhism, from which the actions carried out by people have the effect of generating a transcendent energy, which is at the same time invisible and immeasurable.
From each generation of energy, the conditions are established under which the individual (or his soul) will come back to life once dead. The original definition of karma has to do with reincarnation.
This question of reincarnation has to do with the fact that, in the Buddhist and Hindu creeds, just one life is not enough to pay for all the good or all the evil done in the current oneNor in the past: the state on earth is temporary and is related both to the lives to come and to those that have already happened. In this way, having good karma will make future reincarnations more and more likely to be more and more profitable.
Karma in the West
In Western societies, the question of karma is analyzed without considering reincarnation. Many people believe what one gave to others comes back, in the same way or in another, but with good expressions if one had good intentions and with a bad destiny if one did evil.
In this way, whoever did good will receive his reward sooner rather than later, and whoever did evil his punishment: those who are really knowledgeable in spiritual matters affirm that karma in no way establishes rewards and punishments, but tends to the completeness and to balance, which is necessary to be able to achieve love and happiness.
Importance of the idea of karma
The idea of karma is a very good mechanism to provide happiness in many people. This happens because, according to the logic of karma, acting with good intentions will have its reward at some point (if necessary, in other lives).
As is known, many people spend their lives acting with a good attitude, and seeing how their success is not as great as that of others who have a much worse attitude.
CReer in the balance given by the cause-effect relationships of karma is a mechanism to persist in the positive attitude, and can be understood from this perspective in the sociological interpretation of religion.
Examples of karma
Here are some examples that could be thought of of situations in which karma manifests itself in life, in a tangible and rather immediate way:
- Someone who plans a practical joke for someone else, but then this joke backfires.
- Someone who helps those who need it most, and when in need he finds someone to help him.
- Playing a sport, a young man strives to get there while another achieves success by having acquaintances in a club. Then, when it comes to playing professionally, most of the time the one who tried hard is luckier and the other one is more unlucky.
- A child who abuses his classmates in elementary school, and then in high school is abused.
- A man mistreats his wife, she ends up abandoning him and he suffers for not having valued her at the time.
