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noun

Karma n.

(Buddhism, Hinduism) One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence.

(Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect, especially the principle by which a person is rewarded or punished in a subsequent incarnation for deeds in the previous incarnation; the theory of inevitable consequence.

One's destiny; fate.

(Mysticism) The supposed non-physical emanations that a person gives off, which may affect other people; vibrations.

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Etymology of 'Karma'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Karma" Quotes from Famous Books

... the world is still thought to be docile, one rational endeavour which nature is sure to crown with success. This is the method of deliverance from existence, the effort after salvation. There is, let us say, a law of Karma, by which merit and demerit accruing in one incarnation pass on to the next and enable the soul to rise continuously through a series of stages. Thus the world, though called illusory, is not wholly intractable. It provides systematically for an exit out of its illusions. ...

— The Life of Reason • George Santayana

... When he rejoined his wife and brothers, they were visited by the god Krishna and by the sage Markandeya, who told them the story of the creation and destruction of the universe, of the flood, and of the doctrine of Karma, which instructs one that man's sufferings here below are due to his actions in former and forgotten existences. He also related to them the beautiful story of how the Princess Savitri had wedded the Prince Satyavan, knowing that the gods had decreed that he should die within ...

— National Epics • Kate Milner Rabb

... most common figures of devotion are the gods Vishnu, Shiva, and a mother goddess, Devi. Most Hindus believe the soul, or atman, is eternal, and goes through a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) determined by one's positive or negative karma, or the consequences of one's actions. The goal of religious life is to learn to act so as to finally achieve liberation (moksha) of one's soul, ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... boy. Terrible. Really terrible. What dreams would he have, not seeing? Life a dream for him. Where is the justice being born that way? All those women and children excursion beanfeast burned and drowned in New York. Holocaust. Karma they call that transmigration for sins you did in a past life the reincarnation met him pike hoses. Dear, dear, dear. Pity, of course: but somehow you can't cotton ...

— Ulysses • James Joyce

Words linked to "Karma" : Hinduism, Hindooism, fate, Buddhism, destiny