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કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ 4 કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ * કર્મવાદ 4 કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ 4 કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ કર્મવાદ કર્મવાદ F
Thus He Was Thus He Spake : The Karma 'Even chance meetings are the result of karma... Karma would mean "action", what I do and why Things in life are fated by our previous lives. That I do it. Even though Christianity does not beeven in the smallest events there's no such thing lieve in rebirth and neither do I, I do believe that as coincidence'
what you do and say does have ripple effects * The above line is written by prominent Japanese far beyond and more significant than merely the writer Haruki Murakami but a thought which most
immediate consequence. For example, while on constantly stays with me in all my vulnerable mo
might not think of it consciously, the Biblical line ments is my Guru Shrimad Rajchandra's ...' je
"The sins of the fathers are visited upon the chilpan thaychey ae vyavasthit kaaran na lidhej thay
dren" would be at the back of my mind when I chey- Each moment, event, good or disaster is perfect as is..'
wonder if a certain unkind action of mine would i Karma is the most quoted word in the Indian sub
rebound on my son especially if I have been imcontinent- more misquoted also. So as I dwell into
patient and intolerant of a young person. my obsession with everything karmic, I would like While I am definitely not qualified to comment to share the personal views of my two best friends' upon Christian theology, I do believe that Chrison what Karma means to them. The three of us re- tianity is an outward looking religion. In the si ally are chalk and cheese yet love each other to sense, that it is your actions, your deeds, what death and constantly try to strive to be good, better you do, that take on great importance and though human beings.
Christian mystics are venerated, it is the saints Lina Mathias is a Catholic, steers clear from con
who went out and worked among the lepers and cepts like rebirth, yet occasionally ponders over
the sick and the widows and orphans who are concepts like Karma.
the most worshiped. Alpana Lath Sawai grew up with stories of Hindu
Christ said "Whatsoever you do unto the least mythology, was deeply moved by her Buddhist
of my brethren, you do unto me" Meaning that Vipassana experiences but has chosen to be an agnostic-she cannot bear it if people don't take com
what you do for the lowliest of the low is actually si plete responsibility for their actions, no solace of
what you do for me. I would like to think that that 5 "Karma thinking" for her.
is a form of karma-what you do for the I on the other hand - live, drink, breathe, quote marginalised and the underprivileged actually Karma in all the situations of life. My conscious, bears fruit as your worship of Christ subconscious all constitute the branches and bal- So even if I do not believe in rebirth and heaven ances of Karmic debts.
and hell are concepts that might seem rather far * Lina Mathias expresses her views on Karma: away in the hurly-burly of life, what would moti
"As somene who was born into a Roman Catho- vate me to act justly, kindly and truly reach out lic family and grew up in a totally Hindu-domi- to anyone in need, not just a friend or relative or nated neighbourhood, participating in all the acquaintance. For me, it would definitely be anHindu festivals and religious ceremonies, my other line from the Bible-"Much has been * spiritual knowledge is a rich mixture of felt and given unto you, much is expected of you." read content from both these religions. As usual there are many interpretations of this The word 'Karma' has so many meanings for but I think it means that not using the gifts and different people conjuring up words and images talents given to you for the greater good and i like rebirth, fruit of one's actions, what goes happiness of those in need, is the big sin. Not
around comes around etc For me, primarily using let's say, your intelligence, your linguistic કર્મવાદ ન કર્મવાદ 4 કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ન કર્મવાદ ક્વ કર્મવાદ ક્ર કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ ન કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ ક્વ કર્મવાદ ક કર્મવાદ પૂર્વ કર્મવાદ
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