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Katinka Hesselink - All Considering
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November 24th, 2008
I guess I can’t get away from the topic of karma. In my post on karma and right action I wrote that
The doctrine of karma is in Biblical words ‘as you sow, so you will reap’. Contrary to what many people suggest it is a long term doctrine. It means in simple terms that if [...]
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November 18th, 2008
I find myself writing posts in reverse order: starting with the complicated stuff and ending with the basics. Today’s post is the basics, but it is in some ways also the hardest part of the doctrine of karma.
The doctrine of karma is in Biblical words ‘as you sow, so you will reap’. Contrary to what [...]
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November 17th, 2008
Comments on my posts about group karma have made it clear that not all of my readers are aware of the basics of the doctrine of karma.
The law of karma (a law of nature just like the law of physics) basicly states that all action will have consequences for the person acting. In everyday life [...]
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November 13th, 2008
The concept of group karma was introduced into theosophical literature when an Anglican Priest (C.W. Leadbeater) was asked to go to India to support Blavatsky when she was under attack from missionaries there. The main issue then was perception. It was good for the public perception of Blavatsky to be supported by a minister.
Recent events [...]
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Katinka Hesselink - All Considering
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November 12th, 2008
Yes, I’m talking about a black president being elected, the economic downturn and even the war in Iraq.
Karma is usually explained from an individual perspective. It’s mainly about personal responsibility. Karma is both a message of: make sure you act right! and a call for justice in general. From the passive perspective karma is also [...]
