Re: The evil fruits of bad Karma

"Riku Simonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> If the Law of Karma truly exists than poor, handicapped, mentally ill
> etc. people are just "enjoying" the evil fruits of his/her previous
> evil action. What a disturbing thought what is hard to accept.
>
> Riku

Dear Riku,

That is a misunderstanding of karma.   It is one possibility, but I have
heard of bodhisattvas who have chosen to complete their karma by taking on
such a life, or who chose to appear as such to test people.

But all of that completely aside, I have also seen a bit of buddhist
scripture which says it is incorrect to try and figure out karma from that
point of view.

At the very least it is quite uncompassionate, and at the worst it could
bring karma of its own to regard unfortunates in this way.

Karma is simply cause and effect.   It isn't always necessarily bad deed for
bad deed, like exactly an eye for an eye.    Perhaps someone else may
explain this situation better, or better yet provide the bit of buddhist
scripture in which it states it is unwise to try and figure out karmic past
actions by the results.

-- 
Evelyn

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