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Funny, Americans learned about the concept of Karma from Japan. I think they're mostly confused Christians.

A christian would never use the word Karma. It isn't part of the religion.

I suspect the awareness of karma came from the Brits exploits in india.
Maybe the multidtude of chinese workers that worked in the mines and on the railroads here.

I beg to differ.

I am a Christian, and I frequently use the word Karma.
Not as any aspect of "religion" but to reflect how often good deeds and thoughts ( positive energy ) is rewarded by the universe with more good.
And how negativity begets more negativity.
The old saying what comes around goes around. is another refection of this "energetic relationship" ( for lack of better terminology).

As a Christian, I attach no special spiritual attributes to the terminologies or even the practices of other religions.
Why would I ? There is only one God.
To me, the rest are just word games, with no more eternal significance than a game of Scrabble.

Well put Sans.

We all try to avoid tragedy, it will always occur. I guess we have already forgotten Haiti.

I think karma is clearly reflected in christianity i.e. You reap what you sow

I had a uncle who was captured by the Japanese in WWII, they tattooed his whole body except his hands and his head, he always wore long sleeve shirts and buttoned the top button, and never spoke well of the Japanese.

Karma doesn't apply to countries, as far as I can tell. It's also a Buddhist concept, btw. If it DID apply to countries, I fear that we would be in as bad or worse shape as Japan, considering our history over the last 60 years or so.

Saying it is because of Pearl Harbor is pretty funny, considering how that debacle came about. The whole of our involvement in the 1st & 2nd world wars reads like a comedy of errors, when you come right down to it.

Our involvement in world affairs since then is not quite so funny, however.

Not as any aspect of "religion" but to reflect how often good deeds and thoughts ( positive energy ) is rewarded by the universe with more good.
And how negativity begets more negativity.

I am also a Christian, and I don't buy into that. My philosophy is strictly scripturally based and there is no implication what so ever of universal reward for good in it anywhere. I am not a teacher of scripture, but perhaps someone who knows scripture better can show me where this universal good is referred to.

However, I do know where these scriptures are. If you are a scripture based Christian, you have to believe all scripture as relevant. If not for prophesy, then for example. Therefore all scripture is written for reproof and correction to the believer.

But if you do not believe the Bible to be the word of God, then never mind.

Lam 3:38 Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.
Lam 3:37 No one can do anything without the Lord's approval.
Joh 3:27 John replied: No one can do anything unless God in heaven allows it.

Not as any aspect of "religion" but to reflect how often good deeds and thoughts ( positive energy ) is rewarded by the universe with more good.
And how negativity begets more negativity.

I am also a Christian, and I don't buy into that. My philosophy is strictly scripturally based and there is no implication what so ever of universal reward for good in it anywhere. I am not a teacher of scripture, but perhaps someone who knows scripture better can show me where this universal good is referred to.

However, I do know where these scriptures are. If you are a scripture based Christian, you have to believe all scripture as relevant. If not for prophesy, then for example. Therefore all scripture is written for reproof and correction to the believer.

But if you do not believe the Bible to be the word of God, then never mind.

Lam 3:38 Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.
Lam 3:37 No one can do anything without the Lord's approval.
Joh 3:27 John replied: No one can do anything unless God in heaven allows it.

I did not imply or suggest that it was scriptural Slacker.
But in my experience positive people and positive energy feed into creation of more positives. Where as negativity invariably breeds a negative out come.
More a common everyday experience.