Exactly. Its related to character and intentions too, imo. Deontological morality. If you do stuff for the sake of it coming back to benefit you, then you're really only focused on the *outcome* of what you do, which is totally out of your control. The uncertainty principle proves that physical outcomes aren't really in your control.
In that case you're simply trying to manipulate circumstance so that you can have certain tangible things. Thats setting yourself up to be disappointed and unhappy, (karma) because rather than focusing on what you can do for its own sake, you're focused on how you can control the outcome.
If you do kind/just things for its own sake, and that makes you happy, then you will be content if you can control your own actions. And thats all you can do, really. You will be focused on your actions, which you can control, not the outcome, which you can't control. Then it doesn't matter what happens, you will always have the opportunity to do good and be happy.
Thats what I think karma is. Not just physical causality, because people can argue about that forever. Its more of a state of mind.
Do you believe in karma?
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Exactly. Its related to character and intentions too, imo. Deontological morality. If you do stuff for the sake of it coming back to benefit you, then you're really only focused on the *outcome* of what you do, which is totally out of your control. The uncertainty principle proves that physical outcomes aren't really in your control.
In that case you're simply trying to manipulate circumstance so that you can have certain tangible things. Thats setting yourself up to be disappointed and unhappy, (karma) because rather than focusing on what you can do for its own sake, you're focused on how you can control the outcome.
If you do kind/just things for its own sake, and that makes you happy, then you will be content if you can control your own actions. And thats all you can do, really. You will be focused on your actions, which you can control, not the outcome, which you can't control. Then it doesn't matter what happens, you will always have the opportunity to do good and be happy.
Thats what I think karma is. Not just physical causality, because people can argue about that forever. Its more of a state of mind.