[ansarigf]

I don't think that you would never receive good karma because of that. However, I always felt that buddhism leans heavily towards protecting or standing up for yourself in nonviolent ways. Frankly, it's something I'm not as experienced in as some others here.

However, I don't think much good will come from the idea of revenge. People who do bad often don't realize what they are doing, or think they are justified (like when people try to get revenge). So somebody hurts you, you get revenge, then they think "What was that about?! I never did anything to deserve that!", so then they lash out at you and you think "What was that about?! I was just getting my rightful payback!", and then you lash out at them and the cycle goes on for the foreseeable future.

That's one of many reasons why it is important not to dwell on people who have wronged you.

Thoughts, anybody?