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Karma discussion - split topic from 'Unity of Faiths'
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11-13-2011, 10:09 PM
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In general, it is useless to speculate about the mis-deeds of your or other people' past lives.
First of all, the nidānas of a person's karma and encounters are a very complicated matter. It is not easy to say 'this' happens because of 'that'. Buddhists, of all people, should know not to judge. Plus, sometimes, bad things happen to a "good person" because "bad people" were simply stronger than the "good person." Not because the "good person" did anything in particular in his/her past lives.
Second, we are not in any position to deal with the mis-deeds of our past lives, because we cannot see our past lives. It is more important to take care of this life first.
Personally, I believe that Buddha taught us Karma for only one reason: to let us know that every action has unavoidable consequences. We better be prepared to handle the consequences of our actions, whether it is "good" or "bad."
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