A Question on Karma

[cameront120]

When a person gives you Karma, are you supposed to give Karma back to that person for giving you Karma? Does that make sense? I always look at it like I like to give Karma and expect nothing in return. So, I tend not to give Karma to a person for giving me Karma. I just worry that I might be offending people by not "returning" Karma. What is everyone's take on this?

[jcanavera]

Originally Posted by cameront120

When a person gives you Karma, are you supposed to give Karma back to that person for giving you Karma? Does that make sense? I always look at it like I like to give Karma and expect nothing in return. So, I tend not to give Karma to a person for giving me Karma. I just worry that I might be offending people by not "returning" Karma. What is everyone's take on this?

I look at it as a gift that requires nothing in return. (It is always better to give than receive isn't it?) Not that I haven't done some two way karma. I look it as an unexpected pleasure....with no ties to reciprocate.

Jack

[mistral blue]

Originally Posted by jcanavera

I look at it as a gift that requires nothing in return. (It is always better to give than receive isn't it?) Not that I haven't done some two way karma. I look it as an unexpected pleasure....with no ties to reciprocate.

Jack

Bingo.

[CanoeStream]

"Karma is not about retribution, vengeance, punishment or reward. Karma simply deals with what is. The effects of all deeds actively create past, present and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to others."

THAT is a vastly simplified explanation ... for more see Karma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

[cameront120]

Originally Posted by jcanavera

I look at it as a gift that requires nothing in return. (It is always better to give than receive isn't it?) Not that I haven't done some two way karma. I look it as an unexpected pleasure....with no ties to reciprocate.

Jack

That is how I understood it an have been applying it. I started wondering about this though because of some arguements about gifts I've seen on other forums. Those made me realize that some people see gift giving very differently than I do and when I started thinking about this in relation to Karma, I started having a minor anxiety attack over it.

Thanks for the replies everyone!

[Minnie's Mate]

Uh, what's karma?

[markdoane]

It's "karma", not "boomerang".

I find the more you throw out, the more fun you have!

[Chuck]

My Karma ran over my dogma

[klattu]

I like instant best!

[tin sista]

Greens a friendly wave, no need to respond
Its dat mean old red karma make a girl duck for cover and roll with da punches

Course if you are a karma chameleon like this fella, you probably don't mind either at all at all

[Minnie's Mate]

Originally Posted by chuck

My Karma ran over my dogma

Oh!, it's a "Karma Ghia".

[cameront120]

Originally Posted by tin sista

Greens a friendly wave, no need to respond
Its dat mean old red karma make a girl duck for cover and roll with da punches

Course if you are a karma chameleon like this fella, you probably don't mind either at all at all

[cameront120]

Originally Posted by Minnie's Mate

Oh!, it's a "Karma Ghia".

I'm an old VW fan (or is that a fan of old VW's? ), so that's funny!