[Buddha-l] Sharon Stone and Karma

[DPD Web] Shen Shi'an shian at kmspks.org
Wed May 28 20:57:37 MDT 2008


Clobbering 'em? Tsk tsk.... bad karma!
Clobbered? Tsk tsk... bad karma!

-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Steinmetz [mailto:curt at cola.iges.org] 
Sent: Thursday, 29 May, 2008 10:53 AM
To: Buddhist discussion forum
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Sharon Stone and Karma

The correct answer whenever anyone states that someone else's misfortune

is due to bad karma is to clobber them over the head - and then express 
your condolences for their bad karma. That is letting them off easy.
Curt

[DPD Web] Shen Shi'an wrote:
> My response to Stone's remark is this...
>
> Karma : Is It?
>
> Q: Isn't it their negative karma that they are suffering? 
> A: If it isn't negative karma, I don't know what it is. But it is hard
> to tell what specific karma was created to deserve the suffering - the
> causes can be mixed with common collective karma and different
> individuals' karma. But that is not the point at all. The point is
that
> the negative karma of being uncompassionate is created by us when we
> heartlessly turn away when they need help.
>
> Q: Why should those suffering from negative karma expect help?
> A: If you are in their shoes - would you appreciate help? Your answer
is
> the answer.
>
> (to be blogged in www.moonpointer.com soon)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Weng-Fai Wong [mailto:wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg] 
> Sent: Wednesday, 28 May, 2008 5:51 PM
> To: 'Buddhist discussion forum'
> Subject: [Buddha-l] Sharon Stone and Karma
>
>
> http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/05/28/stone.karma.ap/index.html
>
> Bad things happen to innocent people - "it's their karma".
>
> Weng-Fai
>
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