Karma

Americans use the word karma to mean effect. Buddhists use it to mean cause.

• For example in America: John lost his job. That’s his karma.

• In Asia. John lost his job because he created bad karma.

Karma is a sanskrit word. It means action.

The butterfly effect

A butterfly flapping its wings can change the path of a hurricane. Small actions can have far reaching effects.

A ripple in water can travel very far.

Karma is unpredictable. ไม่�คาดฝั�น• We cannot predict the effects of karma

perfectly.

Reap what you sow.

Sowing seeds Reaping (harvesting)

You can change your karma by using mindfulness.

Karma is a natural law. There is no judge or god that decides it.

judgeGod (Jesus)

Natural disasters are not a result of karma.

earthquake

tornado

flood

volcano

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Mike ate the biggest hamburger in the world every day for 3 years. What will karma do to him?

Mike got really fat!

Pim practiced English by singing songs and watching English movies. What will happen to her?

Pim learned to communicate in English well and has many English speaking friends.

Mark and Tim drank alcohol every day for many years. What will karma do?

Now they are drunk bums with no job and no life.

Sarah lied to many people. What will karma do to her?

She got caught in a web of lies.

John never cleaned his kitchen. What will karma do?

He was eaten by rats while sleeping.

Katie smiles at everyone. What will karma do to her?

Karma gave her lots of friends.

Joe cheated on a test.

His teacher was angry and he failed the test.

Instead of buying things she didn’t need, Lisa invested her money in low risk investments. การลงท�น

20 years later, she is swimming in money.