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In reply to the discussion: Karma: a poll [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)that plays out in one lifetime, then you won't find any "proof" of it. But the underlying idea of karma is tightly tied to reincarnation, to the notion that over many lifetimes, what happens in one lifetime has consequences in another. If you simply don't believe in reincarnation, than the concept of karma is meaningless for you. That's okay. You may have strong beliefs of some other kind that make sense to you.
It is beyond obvious that a child who suffers terribly in some way is, in this lifetime, a blameless victim. There is nothing that small child could possibly have done to warrant the suffering. But if there's a connection to some other lifetime, to the path that soul is travelling, then it makes sense, at least to those who believe this.
I want very much to again say that those of you who totally reject the idea of reincarnation can (and probably should) reject what I've said. As much as I happen to believe this, I don't feel as if I need to persuade anyone else.
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