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[–] fist_of_fartitude 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Karma means “action” or “doing” in Sanskrit, and is about the intentional actions of a being and the consequences therefrom. It’s not portioned out by the cosmos.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Boy I hope they got fired for that blunder.

[–] fist_of_fartitude 3 points 2 years ago

I hate them so much

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_in_Hinduism?wprov=sfla1

Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial beauty and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul's (jivatman's) reincarnated lives, forming a cycle of rebirth. The causality is said to apply not only to the material world but also to our thoughts, words, actions, and actions that others do under our instructions.

[–] fist_of_fartitude 3 points 2 years ago

See also the concept of karma in Buddhism and Jainism, probably other religions. Somewhat different but closely related to the concept in Hinduism.