The Karma Thread

[Soul Bear]

Post Your Karma stories here:

Handle with Care!!

 

Any interesting stories about Karma chewing the ex, ex ex, ex ex ex and so on, square on the arse?

[Soul Bear]

My ex ex, left me 6 years ago, for some sleazy gobwob who was my 'friend'...or so i thought.Until I caught them kissing at the train station as i was going home on xmas eve to see my family....just after she kissed me.

Anyway, he turned out to be a psycho, hit her, pushed her out of a moving taxi, broke her wrist and then dumped her all in the space of 4 months.

Ouch.....

Karma

 

Now who's creeping back to me for a possible second chance all these years later!!!! YUP!

[broken_promises]

Oooo... good thread. My first long-term relationship, I was with a guy for 6-1/2 years who cheated on me mercilessly. One woman in particular was very obsessed with him and he capitalized on that as often as he could with her. Well, after I found out about the cheating and left him, he called me a year later.

 

It seems that this woman totally went insane when, after we broke up, he didn't choose to go out with her. She lied about him being violent towards her to get a restraining order against him. This meant that he couldn't go anywhere she was which was, of course, to parties with their mutual friends, etc. At one party, she showed up after he was there and called the cops. He spent a couple of days in jail and had an upcoming hearing. He had to call me to see if I could take our pet rabbits (he kept them after I left) in the event he had to go to jail for this. KARMA!

 

(I did keep my OWN karma points high though because I did offer to write a letter to the judge saying that he had never been violent at all. He didn't end up with any jail time.)

[Homies Over Hoes]

no karma for me yet... i'm still waiting for that bitch to get what she deserves....

[TaraMaiden]

Of course, everything you've gone through is your karma too.

 

Karma is volitional action, with intention.

What you are posting now, if it contains malice and resentment, gloating and one-upmanship - is accruing Negative karma for you.

Any negative emotional feeling towards another person will eventually return to bite you on the @$$.

 

As a long-practising Buddhist, with a degree of understanding of Karma (something most people do not understand the workings of) - you have been warned.

Kamma-Vitthaka - cause and effect.

 

It all begins in the mind with the thought.

This accrues kamma.

if you permit that thought to manifest as words/deeds - the kamma is correspondingly accrued.

Positive thoughts/words/deeds? = Positive Kamma.

Negative thoughts/words/deeds? = Negative Kamma.

 

It's that simple.

 

of course, if you just like to talk about karma in a way you'd like to believe it functions, just go ahead and ignore me.

 

But understand this: simply because you may choose to see things in your own way, doesn't make you right.

Whatever the misguided understanding of Kamma - it still happens the way I have explained.

[moo]

It is very normal to feel anger after being treated horribly. My anger lessens then gets up high. I'm normally not an angry person so it will go away in time. But for now, it is normal.

[quankanne]

it's actually a pretty sad tale.

 

first love was still stuck on the redhead he used to work with, and had her on a VERY high pedastal. Which of course messed with my head, because how do you compete with his ideal of beauty when you're some chunky mamasita with a dark complexion.

 

a couple of years after we stopped dating, she got pregnant by him, divorced her husband to marry him. Then DIVORCED my ex the minute the baby arrived. Baby is now 20, but mom is no longer in the picture, she died of complications from a brain tumor several years back.

 

I kind of feel bad for him, because even though he admitted that he got along with her sister much better than he did with her, he still has her up on that damned pedastal, and is looking at being an old man all by himself because of that.

[NJAries]

Of course, everything you've gone through is your karma too.

 

Karma is volitional action, with intention.

What you are posting now, if it contains malice and resentment, gloating and one-upmanship - is accruing Negative karma for you.

Any negative emotional feeling towards another person will eventually return to bite you on the @$$.

 

As a long-practising Buddhist, with a degree of understanding of Karma (something most people do not understand the workings of) - you have been warned.

Kamma-Vitthaka - cause and effect.

 

It all begins in the mind with the thought.

This accrues kamma.

if you permit that thought to manifest as words/deeds - the kamma is correspondingly accrued.

Positive thoughts/words/deeds? = Positive Kamma.

Negative thoughts/words/deeds? = Negative Kamma.

 

It's that simple.

 

of course, if you just like to talk about karma in a way you'd like to believe it functions, just go ahead and ignore me.

 

But understand this: simply because you may choose to see things in your own way, doesn't make you right.

Whatever the misguided understanding of Kamma - it still happens the way I have explained.

 

How about the "What goes around comes around thread?" Would that be more acceptable as to not confuse people with the Buddhist (correct) belief in Karma? Or are would we just be calling a rose another name here? I have a few pretty good stories, but TaraMaiden scared me away from sharing mine, as I don't need any more negative repercussions in my life right now, LoL.

 

-Aries

[TaraMaiden]

Well that shows you're being mindful and paying attention.

Which is all to the good, NJ.....

[Sandy22]

I believe in what goes around comes around and you want to know why?

no one can go on in life being happy by causing misery to others. It just doesn't happen. Even if it doesn't happen right away it always does happen eventually.

[Jimmy's_Brother]

I do not know, or care, what happens to my ex. It's shameless schadenfreude to go down that path. Move on, wish them the best in your mind, stay clear of all info on them, and get your own revenge: happiness.

[utterer of lies]

Of course, everything you've gone through is your karma too.

 

Karma is volitional action, with intention.

What you are posting now, if it contains malice and resentment, gloating and one-upmanship - is accruing Negative karma for you.

Any negative emotional feeling towards another person will eventually return to bite you on the @$$.

 

People see the patterns they want to see, and Pop-karma is a nice way to gossip.

[Soul Bear]

wow many perspectives....

very interesting

 

well, to be honest , I am who I am, what has happened has happened. I said in the opening post ' handle with care' I don't believe sharing something like this is negative, nor positive, it really depends how you feel as you are writing it. and on the plus side as you stated that it is my/our karma too. I agree 100%

 

I lived in malaysia for 2 years and thailand for 1 year, so I understand respect your views on buddhism. however I consider myself mostly spiritual, and I take what I like from all religions to suite myself and how I feel.

I sincerely hope I have not offended you Tara, although from yours and some other posts I sense a slight of something that is not positive towards me.... maybe that's my karma too ... either way, I take what I believe form all, and turn it into something that is real for me... that is my religion. we are what we believe, and for one prefer not to be sucked into a singular type to much.

I wish ALL of you the very best. please also try and state YOUR GOOD KARMA... you must have it

[aboynamedmike]

I do not know' date=' or care, what happens to my ex. It's shameless schadenfreude to go down that path. Move on, wish them the best in your mind, stay clear of all info on them, and get your own revenge: happiness.[/quote']

 

i agree with this.

[Woggle]

Karma caught with my ex big time. She betrayed me and now she is a junkie with a violent offense on her record. She did it all to herself.

[Eve]

I do not know' date=' or care, what happens to my ex. It's shameless schadenfreude to go down that path. Move on, wish them the best in your mind, stay clear of all info on them, and get your own revenge: happiness.[/quote']

 

 

I have witnessed people who wish all manner of bad on someone else then receive bad onto themselves, most definately. Within my own faith I understand this as noone being able to cheat God. So yeah, I can see the benefits of praying for others rather than wishing a person bad.

 

.. What goes around does come around but I pray that I dont see it, nor enjoy it.

 

Still I tend to call things for what they are and do not fear Karma at all. I suppose I dont believe that I am my karmic debt because I have a sincere and consecrated heart. Anyhow, one of the worst I have seen is someone who was very materialistic end up very low indeed. She attracted pyscho after pyscho whilst her ex quickly recovered from her deceit and is happy. Totally served her right. Thankfully she has mellowed of late but is still at heart the same person .. she is unable to change.

 

Take care,

Eve xx

[Soul Bear]

 

I have witnessed people who wish all manner of bad on someone else then receive bad onto themselves, most definately. Within my own faith I understand this as noone being able to cheat God. So yeah, I can see the benefits of praying for others rather than wishing a person bad.

 

.. What goes around does come around but I pray that I dont see it, nor enjoy it.

 

Still I tend to call things for what they are and do not fear Karma at all. I suppose I dont believe that I am my karmic debt because I have a sincere and consecrated heart. Anyhow, one of the worst I have seen is someone who was very materialistic end up very low indeed. She attracted pyscho after pyscho whilst her ex quickly recovered from her deceit and is happy. Totally served her right. Thankfully she has mellowed of late but is still at heart the same person .. she is unable to change.

 

Take care,

Eve xx

 

 

Thank you Eve....

That made me think........

[westernxer]

The greatest instance of karma I can recall is forgetting about them.

[tinktronik]

Karma... Interesting. I must say the only real Karma I see in my exH's life is that his relationships to date seem to go the same sad way ours did. That he lives his life the same and does not seem to have learned another happier way.

[doushenka]

As far as I know, all the ex-boyfriends are doing fine.

 

My beloved is just about all I have left from this time last year. My health crashed, I'm unemployed, and my dad's falling apart. Still I am trying to be a good person. In this past fortnight, especially, I've had trouble judging whether karma was rewarding me or rapping my knuckles.

 

Just to be safe, I think I'll keep erring on the side of "harm none."

[westernxer]

In this past fortnight, especially, I've had trouble judging whether karma was rewarding me or rapping my knuckles.

 

Based on the little I've read so far, I highly doubt that karma would be anywhere close to punishing you (even though it's probably punishing me LOL).

 

Then again, as Clint Eastwood said in The Unforgiven, "We all have it coming." Comforting, I know, but at least we're in it together.

 

Hope you're on your feet again soon.

[TaraMaiden]

As far as I know, all the ex-boyfriends are doing fine.

 

My beloved is just about all I have left from this time last year. My health crashed, I'm unemployed, and my dad's falling apart. Still I am trying to be a good person. In this past fortnight, especially, I've had trouble judging whether karma was rewarding me or rapping my knuckles.

 

Just to be safe, I think I'll keep erring on the side of "harm none."

I think it's worth mentioning that Kamma is neither judgemental nor critical. It's just a process. There's no retribution or punishment. Kamma is what it is.

You create it, it doesn't exist without you doing something.....

[Soul Bear]

My good karma from my ex ex leaving me and what she did, was meeting my recent ex. It was really amazing and we had something very special. It showed me that good things are always round the corner.

 

I consider myself very lucky in that respect

Sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better.....

[2sure]

I get confused about Karma. I have experienced so much of it first hand that I have no doubt of its existence or effectiveness. But for me, its not so much a force of "payback" good or bad...its more of life's way of teaching a lesson.

 

I was an OW for years, several times over. I never felt bad about it, never felt as though I was interfering with or even affecting someone Else's life. Then I got married and my H cheated. Repeatedly.

 

Lesson learned.

[TaraMaiden]

Let me see if I can help.....

 

Kamma occurs as a result of a volitional (intentional) Action, be it mental (thought) verbal (oral) or active (a deed).

 

If you mean to think/say/do something, whatever intention is behind it, be it negative or positive, it will accrue respective Kamma through the consequences.

 

The consequences may be immediate, or they could accumulate.... it's possible kamma realised now, may come from when you were much younger....or even a previous existence (but that's a whole other subject...)!!

 

However, if you intend to do somebody a good deed, and it backfires on you, and makes them resentful - you don't accrue negative kamma. You meant well. If they took it the wrong way, and felt offence, that's their problem, not yours.....

 

is that any help?

 

excuse me if I'm sticking my nose in where it's not wanted, though.....