Where did Karma come from?
When God created us, God not only gave us the spirit, but we also received something called 'consciousness.' This consciousness, together with our sense organs: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind, generate six desires: colour, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought. These then generate the emotions of happiness, rage, sadness, joy, love, hatred, and lust. These emotions will lure us into performing deed, being good or evil, intentional or unintentional. If there are such actions, they we sow the seeds of the causes that create karma.
The Buddha Sutra states, "If asking about the cause from previous lives, it is what you receive this life. If asked about the reward in next life, it is what you do in this life." The effects of karma may be evident either in the short-term or in the long term. The Buddha once explained the karma of three lives (the past lives, the present life, and the future lives). "The good and bad deed from the past lives formed a force, karma, that reincarnates one into the present life. The good and bad deeds of this life, together with those of the past lives, will be the determining forces of our fate in future lives."
Lao Zi said: "If one sows the seeds of a melon, one gets melons. If one sows the seeds of peas, one gets peas. So long as the seeds are not lost, the root will take hold and yield whatever was sowed." A good deed is the result of wholesome actions, such as renunciation, loving-kindness, compassion, etc. This will earn the person enjoyment of wealth, fame, and health in the coming life. Bad deeds, on the other hands, are the results of desires, ill-will, and ignorance. The fully ripened fruit of these bad actions constitutes a rebirth in the lower realms of sufferings, resulting in a life filled with unhappiness and animosity. However, the karma being of a good effect or bad effect, will blind our True Self. It acts as an obstruction to us in finding our path to Heaven. Therefore, the objective of Tao cultivators is to eliminate karma.
from publication of "The Pilgrimage to Enlightenment"
The Buddha Sutra states, "If asking about the cause from previous lives, it is what you receive this life. If asked about the reward in next life, it is what you do in this life." The effects of karma may be evident either in the short-term or in the long term. The Buddha once explained the karma of three lives (the past lives, the present life, and the future lives). "The good and bad deed from the past lives formed a force, karma, that reincarnates one into the present life. The good and bad deeds of this life, together with those of the past lives, will be the determining forces of our fate in future lives."
Lao Zi said: "If one sows the seeds of a melon, one gets melons. If one sows the seeds of peas, one gets peas. So long as the seeds are not lost, the root will take hold and yield whatever was sowed." A good deed is the result of wholesome actions, such as renunciation, loving-kindness, compassion, etc. This will earn the person enjoyment of wealth, fame, and health in the coming life. Bad deeds, on the other hands, are the results of desires, ill-will, and ignorance. The fully ripened fruit of these bad actions constitutes a rebirth in the lower realms of sufferings, resulting in a life filled with unhappiness and animosity. However, the karma being of a good effect or bad effect, will blind our True Self. It acts as an obstruction to us in finding our path to Heaven. Therefore, the objective of Tao cultivators is to eliminate karma.
from publication of "The Pilgrimage to Enlightenment"