The meaning of Karma
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkWednesday, March 23, 2005
I see the word karma grossly misused these days everywhere. I thought a clarification may be in order.
The word karma is derived from the Sanskrit kri, "to do". All action is karma. Technically this word also means the effects of actions. In connection with metaphysics it sometimes means the effects of which our past actions were the causes. - Swami Vivekananda
"…Swami Vivekananda’s writings need no introduction from anybody. They make their own irresistable appeal."
- Mahatma Gandhi
"His words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. The West ought to be aware of the tremendous energies liberated by these means."
- Romain Rolland
"If you want to know India, study Vivekananda. In him everything is positive and nothing negative."
- Rabindranath Tagore (Nobel Laureate)
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June 1, 2010: 11:25 am
this dont help people that are looking for the meaning of karma it just tells you what karma is thats a bunch of shit you need to fixs this and tell people the meaning of karma !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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April 26, 2008: 7:58 am
You are obviously very correct, but the great thing about our country and free thought is that we can change the definition of any word. We can even create new words. You\’d be hard pressed to find people pulling out the dusty Webster anymore. Things change and the better prepared we are for that the less stressed all of us will be. Don\’t push it off as just pure laziness and our failure as a country to properly educate our children. Those would both be valid and verifiable points but you can\’t leave out those few with creative minds beyond anything we could ever know. |
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