It is a philosophical phenomenon practiced by people who are willing to live as much as possible without getting too caught up in the details of life.
If you ask me, the philosophy of karma can be explained by talking a little about daily life and a little bit of literature. In fact, when I asked my mother, she said, ‘If you give her a quarter of gold, she will wear a quarter of gold at your wedding’. Makes sense to you too, right? Today, we will answer the questions of what is the philosophy of karma and how does it work, and we will look at the 12 laws it contains.
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First, what is the philosophy of karma?
According to karma, the consequences of all our actions, physically and mentally, are inevitable. It says that the consequences of everything we think or do shape our life in this or the next, depending on the religion we believe in. So we can say that we reap what we sow. When things go wrong in our life, you think for a while that you are unlucky and things will get better. This is where you can understand the philosophy of karma. According to the philosophy of karma, it is useless to wait for things to get better without doing anything. Because according to him, you are in this situation because of the bad things you did in the past, so you should make up for the bad things you did in the past or do good things to replace them so that your business will improve.
The philosophy of karma, which is a metaphysical concept, says that all good or bad behavior will have a feedback. In fact, Tarkan, our most famous popstar, has an album called ‘Karma’. On the cardboard of the album, the following sentences are written:
“According to the idea of karma, life is based on a delicate effect-reaction balance. What we experienced yesterday, our mood today, and everything that we will encounter tomorrow are interconnected like a long thin chain. Because everything that exists in the universe is related to another situation that existed in the past. The good you have done in the past, the positive electricity you have spread around, your love, your excitement, your good memories will return to you as good karma tomorrow. Bad karma is the negative moods you had in the past, the negative electricity you carry on you will appear again as unhappiness in the future. It’s like traveling in a circle. Karma says: nothing happens without a cause. Nothing happens spontaneously. Or there is no accident in chance.”
How does the philosophy of karma work?
Depending on who you ask this question, the answers will also vary. While some answer according to their traditional perceptions based on Eastern religions, others try to explain with their thoughts based on Western religions. For this reason, there will be different views on what the philosophy of karma is and how it is applied. For example, according to the answer of Georgetown University, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs to the question of how the philosophy of karma works, our good thoughts, actions and discourses benefit us; Our bad thoughts, actions, and words harm us.
Mardin Artuklu University, Head of Sociology Department Assoc. Dr. When we ask İbrahim YÜCEDAĞ the question of how the philosophy of karma works, we get the answer that it is a perspective that includes the logic that everything is actually relational. What we give to the universe is reflected in us in the same way. For this reason, we hear that the philosophy of karma consists entirely of a butterfly effect, that the events we approach with kindness will return to us with good in the future, and the events that we react with evil will return with evil in the future.
The 12 laws of the philosophy of karma:
great law
According to this law, whatever your thought or action is, it will always come back to you, good or bad. In other words, whatever you give to the universe is what will return to you. Whatever you want, you should embody it and try to implement it. For example, if you want love in your life, you must love living things.
production law
According to the law of production, what we experience in life does not just happen to us. In order to make something happen, we must not sit around and wait, we must act and sacrifice something for this cause. We need to add something to ourselves or our environment. All this is part of the universe.
law of humility
The law of humility emphasizes that the things you experience, whether good or bad, are actually the result of your past life, and you must be humble enough to accept it. In other words, to give an example: instead of linking your low grade on an exam to the inadequate curriculum of the exam, you should know that it is actually due to your inability to master the entire curriculum, that is, you do not study enough.
law of development
According to the law of development, if you want to make the world a better place, you must first do good. Wherever you go, you will still be you, so you must first start by changing, improving and improving yourself. In this case, it is also important how you accept the things that you cannot change, influence or interfere with. Your focus should be on you, ‘me’, you need to learn that you cannot control other things or others.
liability law
According to the law of responsibility, we are the cause of everything that happens to us in life, we must stop looking for it outside. So, if there is a mistake, we should look for it ourselves. Whether positive or negative, it is entirely ours. In other words, ‘you are the product of the choices you make’ man.
Connection law
According to the law of connection, whatever you are experiencing is interconnected. Yesterday, today, maybe tomorrow, they are all interconnected and work like clockwork. What you look like today depends on the dates you ate yesterday. Therefore, whatever you do today will determine what will happen tomorrow, we must be careful and self-sacrificing.
focus law
According to the law of focus, focusing on more than one thing can weaken you and slow you down. This can lead to frustration and depression in you. For this reason, instead of focusing on more than one thing, you should focus on one thing at a time and do that job successfully. In short, instead of focusing on the trivial things, you should focus on something bigger that encompasses them.
The law of generosity and warmth
According to the law of generosity and warmth, you must value and embrace what you believe in. You have to live your beliefs more deeply and put them into actions about it. For example, if you aim to live in a peaceful world, you should approach those around you in a peaceful way and invite them to do so.
Law of Here and Now
According to the law of the here and now, you must pay attention to what you are experiencing now to ensure your peace of mind. You should leave the negative, negative thoughts and actions in your past in the past and turn to the right one now. The things you have experienced in the past are in the past, and it is meaningless to think about the things you will experience in the future, all these spoil the instant life.
law of change
According to this principle, your past will continue to repeat until you learn from your past and take steps to change it. Get rid of the patterns in your past, become better than you were in the past.
The law of patience and reward
According to the law of patience and reward, eating healthy yesterday and eating unhealthy today is of no use to a person. There’s no point in living well one day and sabotaging it the next. If you are not consistent in your goals, you will not be able to eat the fruits. You have to take the right actions at the right time.
The law of meaning and inspiration
Yes, we have come to the last law, perhaps the most important, everyone has their own role in this life, we all have something to contribute to this universe. Sometimes the things we do may seem small to us, but they can actually have big consequences for others. Where do you stand within the framework of this great universe?
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