| The topic of this article is the concept
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| | thus it happens that people lives are
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| of Karma, which is common to most
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| | influenced by events completely beyond
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| Eastern Philosophies be it Hinduism or
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| | their control. All these Karma's are
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| Buddhism.
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| | inter-related and can be understood in
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| It is said that in the second watch of
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| | its full complexity only by an
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| the night when the Buddha attained
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| | enlightened being.
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| enlightenment he gained a different kind
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| | The law of Karma gives us guidance as to
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| of knowledge, which complemented his
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| | how we may lead our lives. When
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| knowledge of rebirth - The Law of Karma.
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| | misfortune strikes we know that it will
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| Karma is mistaken in the West as a
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| | not last forever but will pass in time.
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| doctrine of Fate or Predestination. It
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| | And we now know through the law of Karma
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| is not so. The word Karma literally means
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| | that these are consequences, which have
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| action - and the Law of Karma is the
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| | inevitably followed from our past
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| infallible law of cause and effect,
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| | actions. The attitude to have when
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| which governs the Universe.
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| | difficulties befall us is this - That
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| The doctrine of Karma has many
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| | this, which is happening, is the coming
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| implications as to how we may lead our
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| | to fruition of our past Karma. We do not
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| lives. In the first place it means that
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| | see the suffering as a punishment- or do
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| all our actions will lead to its natural
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| | we blame ourselves and indulge in
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| consequence. We may not know what the
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| | self-hatred. Tibetans say that suffering
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| consequence will be and in fact it may be
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| | is the broom, which sweeps away our
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| delayed for many lengths of time but the
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| | negative karma. We can even be grateful
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| consequence will follow inevitably. In
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| | that one karma is coming to an end.
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| Tibetan Buddhism the inevitable
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| | Eastern philosophy is full of stories of
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| retribution, which however is not
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| | how bandits and murderers have overcome
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| obvious, is compared to the shadow of a
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| | their bad karma and gone on to become -
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| kite or an eagle as it searches for its
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| | monks and even saints. Angulimala is an
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| prey. When the eagle is high in the sky
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| | example. He had killed 999 people in his
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| its shadow is not to be seen. However
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| | previous life as a bandit. But he was won
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| when the eagle swoops to the ground to
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| | over by the Buddha and went on to become
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| catch hold of its prey the menacing
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| | a monk and a sage. Similarly in Tibetan
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| shadow appears. Similarly we are not
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| | Buddhism the story is told of Milarepa.
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| aware of the consequences of our actions
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| | He was a sorcerer who killed many people
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| for most part but they will appear just
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| | with his black magic for revenge or
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| as the shadow of the eagle suddenly
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| | profit. Yet through his remorse and
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| appears.
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| | hardships and penances that he underwent
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| The law of Karma is not confined to
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| | he went on to become to become
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| individuals - there is family karma,
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| | enlightened - a figure of inspiration to
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| national karma, International Karma, the
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| | millions.
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| Karma of a city. All these are mixed
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| | These are some brief remarks about Karma.
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| with the Karma of the Individual, and
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