Posted by Dr. Bob on August 6, 2010, at 1:38:26
In reply to Karma is not a vending machine, posted by chujoe on August 2, 2010, at 9:51:25
> Karma is not a vending machine. You don't put compassion in hoping to get compassion out. You just spread compassion around in order to make a more compassionate world. Sometimes you benefit, sometimes not. But there is no bank, no bookkeeping, no system, no bureaucracy, no leader, no followers.
It's an inexact vending machine. You don't necessarily get compassion out. But the more compassion that goes around, the more likely some is to come around.
Also, some people may have difficulty seeing themselves as compassionate, and a ledger of sorts might help them.
Bob
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