Pelican Parts Forums

Pelican Parts Forums (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/)
-   Off Topic Discussions (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/)
-   -   karma? (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/835640-karma.html)

BK911 10-24-2014 06:02 PM

karma?
 
So who believes in karma? You do good and good things will happen? Be bad and bad things will happen?
Kinda goes against nature; opposites attract. If I am bad good should be attracted to me. :D

motion 10-24-2014 06:15 PM

We are big into paying into our karma accounts. If nothing else, it puts an extra smile on our faces occasionally :)

syncroid 10-24-2014 06:25 PM

I am a big believer in what goes around comes around. (Karma) I have seen it many times. I try to treat people the way I want to be treated.

Don Ro 10-24-2014 06:35 PM

The older I get the more I believe in Karma.
I need all the help I can get.

Nostril Cheese 10-24-2014 07:15 PM

Karma is the only spiritual thing that has ever consistently proven itself true in my life.

M.D. Holloway 10-24-2014 07:31 PM

absolutlely

aigel 10-24-2014 07:42 PM

Yep. It works. I don't think it is a spiritual thing. It is causal. If people have a poor attitude, it catches up with them one way or another.

G

M.D. Holloway 10-24-2014 07:46 PM

yet we will have no issue killing...depending upon the definition of the bad guy I guess...

craigster59 10-24-2014 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese (Post 8322881)
Karma is the only spiritual thing that has ever consistently proven itself true in my life.

Hell yeah! For me, it's a way of Life.

And I will add, I like the Culture Club song too (go ahead, take my "Man Card" away. Karma will just bring it back) SmileWavy

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JmcA9LIIXWw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Tobra 10-24-2014 08:22 PM

I would like to believe in it. When I think about it, nope, not really.

JavaBrewer 10-24-2014 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tobra (Post 8322944)
I would like to believe in it. When I think about it, nope, not really.

You have not lived long enough...I think? Maybe not spiritual but I MO you keep doing wrong and the wrong will find your negative karma.

Jeff Higgins 10-24-2014 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese (Post 8322881)
Karma is the only spiritual thing that has ever consistently proven itself true in my life.

Right on. As a recovering "Christian", this is the only thing left I can get my head around. Maybe that's all that Jesus was really trying to tell us, or all that the folks who made him up were really trying to tell us. Like Bill and Ted said, "be excellent to one another".

Don Ro 10-24-2014 08:58 PM

That's about the sum of what his message was...Love others as you love yourself.
'Course, if we don't love ourselves...well.........
Religiosity has bastardized his message.
Same message as other historical men have passed onto us through the times.
When it's all said and done, it's an inside job, eh boys?
.
PS - IMO, loving all others may not be possible...but accepting them as who and what they are is the key...so they say.
Acceptance can be a b_tch - is my experience.

HardDrive 10-24-2014 09:11 PM

I try to believe in karma.

But given some of the things I've done, in a karmic world, I should be dead, maimed, or someones girlfriend in a Turkish prison.

Nostril Cheese 10-24-2014 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins (Post 8322960)
Right on. As a recovering "Christian", this is the only thing left I can get my head around. Maybe that's all that Jesus was really trying to tell us, or all that the folks who made him up were really trying to tell us. Like Bill and Ted said, "be excellent to one another".

My thoughts exactly.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EqP3wT5lpa4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Jeff Higgins 10-24-2014 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HardDrive (Post 8322977)
I try to believe in karma.

But given some of the things I've done, in a karmic world, I should be dead, maimed, or someones girlfriend in a Turkish prison.

Yes, but realizing that is one of the reasons you are not. We all come to grips with those realizations; it's what we do as a result that either makes the deposits or withdrawals.

livi 10-24-2014 09:45 PM

An altruistic behavior strategy is generally successful in a society where most of the individuals adhere to it. In such Environment there is also room for a small percentage of egoistic individuals that will thrive from the others. However, if that strategy grows the balance will be lost as the altruistic strategy is no longer successful.
Applied to homo sapience the definition of the term "strategy" may be interpreted in other ways than for the rest of the animal kingdom. Lets call it karma. :)

sc_rufctr 10-24-2014 09:52 PM

What definition are we using? Most people in The West don't truly understand Karma.

If we go with traditional Japanese Karma.... You could be paying for the sins of your ancestors and there's not much you can do to change that.
Western Karma. If your ex ripped you off he or she will get theirs down the track and yet so often that simply doesn't happen.

What we see as karma is often life just catching up with someone.
Don't get me wrong, Western Karma can be entertaining but I truly believe the best or truest Karma is the one which we create ourselves.

Which leads me back to... "The best Revenge is being successful"

This is absolutely true. I have seen it so many times there's no way anyone could ever convince me otherwise.

sand_man 10-25-2014 12:56 AM

I'm a believer...

onewhippedpuppy 10-25-2014 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Ro (Post 8322973)
That's about the sum of what his message was...Love others as you love yourself.
'Course, if we don't love ourselves...well.........
Religiosity has bastardized his message.
Same message as other historical men have passed onto us through the times.
When it's all said and done, it's an inside job, eh boys?
.
PS - IMO, loving all others may not be possible...but accepting them as who and what they are is the key...so they say.
Acceptance can be a b_tch - is my experience.

Agreed. I believe in karma, because it typically means doing the right thing and putting others before yourself. The right thing is rarely easy and often unappreciated, but it still makes you feel good inside. When I look at how lucky I am in my life, I'd say some of that goodness has come back to me.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:00 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website


DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.