#karma

I'm not a philosopher, Harry," [Michael] said. "But here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around. And sometimes you get what's coming around." He paused for a moment, frowning faintly, pursing his lips. "And sometimes you are what's coming around. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#karma #karma

Treat other people's home as you want them to respect yours because what goes around comes around. ↗

— Ana Monnar

#goodness #karma #kindness #respect

I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#better #buy #clothing #else #even

To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#awareness #brings #buddha #end #go

Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us. ↗

— Bodhidharma

#karma #our #regardless #us

When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms. ↗

— Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

#karma #karmic #love #meditation #personal-transformation

It was not uncommon for the children to be told they were being treated this way because it was their bad karma and they must have hurt a child in a past life. ↗

— Mary Garden

#because #being #child #children #his way

When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection. ↗

— Richard Gere

#buddhism #connection #intuitive #karma #past

I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma. ↗

— Marcia Wallace

#blind #blind faith #buddhist #change #christian

Karma has been a pop culture term for ages. But really, what the heck is it? Karma is not an inviolate engine of cosmic punishment. Rather, it is a neutral sequence of acts, results, and consequences. Receiving misfortune does not necessarily indicate that one has committed evil. But it is a sufficient indicator of something else. And that something else can be anything, as long as it is a logical consequence of what has come before. Consider: if you fall into a well, you are not a bad person who deserves to suffer—you are merely someone who took a wrong step. Or someone who had one drink too many. Or got a head rush due to poor circulation. Or forgot to wear your glasses. Or— The reasons are plentiful, and all plausible. But the chain of cause and effect goes way, way back into the deepest hoariest recesses of your personal past. So never rule out retribution. But never expect it. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#cause-and-effect #consequences #debt #effect #justice