[Buddha-l] Re. karma and consequences

[Jackhat1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/16/2009 4:18:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
robertupeksa at talktalk.net writes:
 
I previously gave some examples of karma not being accomplished: a good  
person getting cancer, a nasty dictator in happy retirement, and also a lie  which 
does not necessarily lead to ascertainable bad results. To assert that  in 
these kinds of examples karma must be being fulfilled even though we do not  
experience it is dogmatic. It is unfalsifiable.
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As I understand it, Tibetan Buddhists might say that cancer is directly  
caused by kamma. It is also my understanding that Thera would say that cancer  is 
not directly caused by cancer but our reaction to that cancer is. That is,  
kamma only operates within the Cycle of Dependent Origination. I use the word  
"directly"  to account for our reaction to phenomena causing stress which  can, 
arguably, cause cancer. This would be an instance of our reaction  indirectly 
causing cancer. Is my understanding correct?
 
Jack


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