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Word of the Day: Karma

By Daniel Scocco

Karma [kär'm?], on the Buddhism, is the overall effect that the actions of a person will have on its own future existence. It can also be used generally to indicate one’s destiny or fate.

On the mysticism, karma is considered to be non-physical emanations that each person releases, and which may affect the environment around him or her.

Sharon Stone’s films are facing a boycott in China after the actress suggested that the massive earthquake there earlier this month, which is estimated to have killed some 65,000 people, was the result of bad “karma” stemming from the country’s mistreatment of Tibet. (The Economist Blogs)

I don’t want to get into a “My Name Is Earl” thing, but Roethlisberger is the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl. And he made that fabulous game-saving tackle (and maybe Super Bowl-making tackle) in the playoffs against the Colts after Jerome Bettis had fumbled. I sit here and ask myself, did his karma turn bad? (Washington Post)

Word of the Day: Karma

Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on November 29, 2008 (boomark / email).