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Why Is The Law Of Karma Rejected?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ambarsaria" data-source="post: 178808" data-attributes="member: 14194"><p>Fellow spners let us first review what we are discussing. The thread says the "Law of Karma"!</p><p></p><p>What is "LAW": The most appropriate sub-definition that I could find appears to be the following,</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law" target="_blank">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law</a><br /> <em>a</em> <strong>:</strong> a statement of an order or relation of phenomena that so far as is known is invariable under the given conditions <br /> <em>b</em> <strong>:</strong> a general relation proved or assumed to hold between mathematical or logical expressions</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The arguments or points raised by Luckysingh ji and Confused ji do not even appear close enough to recognize what the word "Law" in the context of this thread relates to.</li> </ul><p>What is the prime definition of "Karma":</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>kar·ma </strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>/ˈkärmə/Noun</strong></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">(in Hinduism and Buddhism) The sum of a <u><em>person's actions in this and previous states of existence</em></u>, viewed as deciding their fate in...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.</li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Synonyms</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> fortune - fate - destiny</li> </ul><p>We can con-volute all we want, the above is what would be understood by most of those as Karma.</p><p></p><p>As you can see from above the reference to "previous states of existence". Guru ji and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji does not relate that we are a product of "previous states of existence". Guru ji and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji does not and does not need to deny how life works from parents to child and so on. It is this fetish of "previous existence" and somehow it being fundamental to future which is rebuked as this is the basis of pacifistic ways of Buddhism, the exploitative and demeaning systems of born in caste, the Brahmin saviors who can get you such bad cycles for contribution, etc. in Hinduism. This is fundamental negative and rejected in Sikhism.</p><p></p><p>Sikhs are not destined to be born as pigs, snakes etc., for living their lives which ever way they do and neither is anyone else. Neither are pigs and snakes so the results of previous series of existences or "Joons"/incarnations. Of course within consonance the positives are encouraged and negatives discouraged but this is in the context of moment to moment living.</p><p></p><p>I at times am aghast to read certain posts how we as Sikhs set aside some very simple and very early parts of Gurbani like Japji Sahib when we try to box life into such concepts. Sikhs are liberated beyond boxes and Sikhs don't try to put creation, creator and rules thereof in boxes like "Karma". Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji again and again re-iterates the vastness and in-finiteness that we so easily overlook while we search for magic wands or silver bullets in concepts and theories. Let us take note of one such example below,</p><p>Sat Sri Akal.</p><p></p><p><strong>PS: </strong>Confused ji I will attend to your post in time and I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my post. You have brilliant mind and I have cherished and learnt a lot through interactions with you. However it does not mean I will always agree with everything.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambarsaria, post: 178808, member: 14194"] Fellow spners let us first review what we are discussing. The thread says the "Law of Karma"! What is "LAW": The most appropriate sub-definition that I could find appears to be the following, [LIST] [*]<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> [URL]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law[/URL] [I]a[/I] [B]:[/B] a statement of an order or relation of phenomena that so far as is known is invariable under the given conditions [I]b[/I] [B]:[/B] a general relation proved or assumed to hold between mathematical or logical expressions [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The arguments or points raised by Luckysingh ji and Confused ji do not even appear close enough to recognize what the word "Law" in the context of this thread relates to. [/LIST] What is the prime definition of "Karma": [LIST] [*][B]kar·ma [/B] [LIST] [*][B]/ˈkärmə/Noun[/B] [/LIST] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*](in Hinduism and Buddhism) The sum of a [U][I]person's actions in this and previous states of existence[/I][/U], viewed as deciding their fate in... [*]Destiny or fate, following as effect from cause. [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]Synonyms[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT] [LIST] [*] fortune - fate - destiny [/LIST] [/INDENT][/INDENT]We can con-volute all we want, the above is what would be understood by most of those as Karma. As you can see from above the reference to "previous states of existence". Guru ji and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji does not relate that we are a product of "previous states of existence". Guru ji and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji does not and does not need to deny how life works from parents to child and so on. It is this fetish of "previous existence" and somehow it being fundamental to future which is rebuked as this is the basis of pacifistic ways of Buddhism, the exploitative and demeaning systems of born in caste, the Brahmin saviors who can get you such bad cycles for contribution, etc. in Hinduism. This is fundamental negative and rejected in Sikhism. Sikhs are not destined to be born as pigs, snakes etc., for living their lives which ever way they do and neither is anyone else. Neither are pigs and snakes so the results of previous series of existences or "Joons"/incarnations. Of course within consonance the positives are encouraged and negatives discouraged but this is in the context of moment to moment living. I at times am aghast to read certain posts how we as Sikhs set aside some very simple and very early parts of Gurbani like Japji Sahib when we try to box life into such concepts. Sikhs are liberated beyond boxes and Sikhs don't try to put creation, creator and rules thereof in boxes like "Karma". Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji again and again re-iterates the vastness and in-finiteness that we so easily overlook while we search for magic wands or silver bullets in concepts and theories. Let us take note of one such example below, Sat Sri Akal. [B]PS: [/B]Confused ji I will attend to your post in time and I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my post. You have brilliant mind and I have cherished and learnt a lot through interactions with you. However it does not mean I will always agree with everything.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> [/QUOTE]
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