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Understanding Karma: Consequences of Actions in Various Religions
TLDR Karma is a concept present in religions such as Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, where one's actions, whether good or bad, have consequences that can affect their cycle of rebirth and attainment of salvation. Good karma is earned by fulfilling duties and can lead to breaking the cycle of samsara and reaching nirvana.
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Karma is often misunderstood as a new age concept, but it actually involves both positive and negative consequences for one's actions.
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Karma is a concept that is present in various religions, including Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, and it is believed to be tied to the acts that one commits, whether they are good or bad, and can affect one's cycle of rebirth and attainment of salvation.
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In Hinduism, good karma is earned by fulfilling one's duties based on their social status, and it is believed that karma is a universal law that even gods are subject to, while in Buddhism, karma is accumulated by the soul and carries over to the next life, although Buddhism does not believe in a traditional soul.
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In Buddhism, good deeds can help break the cycle of samsara and reach nirvana, and while some aspects of karma can be fatalistic, Buddha emphasized that present actions can still be controlled and have consequences in future lives.
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Vipaka is the result of karma, Asana is a type of good karma that is committed on one's deathbed and is considered to have more potency than other actions, and Sikhism believes that God can create or destroy karma and that good acts can lead to a loss of karmic debt.
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Jainism believes that karma is a physical substance that attaches to the soul and affects its function, similar to how proteins attach to genes and affect their expression.
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The podcast discusses the story of a woman who sold the hosts a broken treadmill and refused to give them a refund, leading to a discussion about karma and the consequences of negative actions.
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The concept of karma was introduced by a woman in the 1950s to prepare humanity for the Aquarian Age, which was a change in consciousness among humanity as a whole.
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A listener named Ren from Elburn, Illinois shares their excitement about being related to the first murderer in the New World and their love for the story about his son almost blowing up the Mayflower.
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