Karma - is a word that can not be translated.One of its main values is the "act."However, in the ancient language of the Indians (called "Sanskrit") are so many interpretations of karma, it is impossible to decrypt it so literally.
If disclose the value, based on the quality of its everyday use, you may notice that a huge part of the semantic meaning of the word is lost or simply lost much clarity.According to a survey among Americans revealed the following: people believe that karma - it is fate.And this necessarily a bad fate, bad luck, immutable and incomprehensible force that has its roots in the past and projected for the future.Americans use the word in the sense that karma can not fight, and people are powerless in the face of inexorable fate.Therefore, many believe and that karma - is fatalism, and reject the concept of the east.After all, in the opinion of uneducated people, karma can justify any injustice or suffering: "He is poor, and this is his karma," "She has no children - it's all karmic."From such thoughts one step to the allegations that these people definitely deserved and suffering.To date, however, psevdobuddiyskie concept became widespread.Everywhere you can see the ads on the type of "diagnosis of karma."In specialized schools provide an opportunity for people to find out their karma with absolute precision.And the popular phrase "karma cleansing" and a ritual conducted a variety of magicians, psychics, sorcerers.However, few of them really thought about the fact that he is trying to do.
misperception - a consequence of the fact that karma - is the Buddhist concept, which has been brought from the East to the West, along with a completely non-Buddhist.At the moment, to be very honest, we can say that many modern Buddhists perceive the karma as a fatal destiny and bad luck.However, early primordial tradition shows that this view is also wrong.
In traditional Buddhism karma - is multifaceted, nonlinear and complex concept.Oddly enough, but this issue is attached to the past is not so much difference in contrast to the ideas of modern Americans.Many of the pre-Buddhist schools in India believe that karmic responsibility is a straight linear path, ie actions in the past definitely affect the future and the present.However, such a concept intended to limit the freedom of choice of the person.Buddhists look at the issue a little differently.
For followers of the teachings of Prince Siddhartha Gautama karma - it is a complex network of causal feedback, which is currently formed, and past, present and even future actions.Therefore, this is not necessarily absolutely predestined past.The nature of this perception of karma symbolizes water flow.Thus, karma - it is not submissive helplessness.This idea that a person can release its hidden possibilities at the moment.After all, it does not matter where you came from.An important theme of the mind in a second.
