One of the first and most dramatic illustrations of Karma can be found in the Bhagavad Gita.

The key points where the theory of Karma in Jainism differs from the other religions such as theistic traditions of Hinduism, can be stated as follows:

Players also have Karma Pool that can be used to reroll any dice that failed to reach the target number.

In third edition and earlier, these points are usually added to a total called Good Karma, which can be used to boost attributes and skills.

In fourth edition, Karma Pool is replaced by a new attribute called Edge which can be used in most of the same ways as the third edition Karma Pool.

Karma is considered predetermined and deterministic in the universe, with the exception of a human, who through free will can influence the future.

Karma is believed to play a key role in deciding which of the six realms one can be reborn in.

And as Buddha said: “ Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small ; however small a spark may be, it can burn down a haystack as big as a mountain .” Similarly he said: “ Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit ; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel .” Karma does not decay like external things, or ever become inoperative.

According to Karma, the only way he can absorb other people into his mind is if he is right next to them when they die or through psychic powers like telepathy.

The Vedanta-Sramana traditions, Idol worship and Vedic rituals can be identified with the Jnana marga, Bhakti marga and the Karma marga respectively that are outlined in the Bhagavad Gita.

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Karma is not fate, for we act with what can be described as a conditioned free will creating our own destinies.

According to the Mimamsakas it is useless to set up an Ishvara for that purpose, since Karma itself can give the result at a future time.

The story of Markandeya, who was saved from death by Siva, illustrates that God's grace can overcome Karma and death for His beloved devotee .< ref >

Sage Ramana Maharshi presents another viewpoint when he says, " If the agent, upon whom the Karma depends, namely the ego, which has come into existence between the body and the Self, merges in its source and loses its form, how can the Karma, which depends upon it, survive?

", a point well reiterated by sage Vasistha in his classical work Yoga Vasistha, wherein, when Lord Rama asks sage Vasistha about the way to transcend the two binding effects of past karmas, namely Vasanas or the effect of impressions left on the mind by past actions and one's fate created by Prarabdha Karma, to which he replies, through with Divine grace ( Kripa ), one can go beyond the influences of past actions.

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They ride back as fast as they can towards the Karma Falls and the bridge, but the pursuing soldiers start overtaking Karl and Jonatan, who are both riding on Grim.

In Mithran mystery cults the figure of Mithra being reborn ( one of the things he is famous for ) is sometimes seen wrapped with an ouroboros, indicating his eternal and cyclic nature, and even references which do not mention the ouroboros refer to this circular shape as symbolizing the immortality of the soul or the cyclic nature of Karma, suggesting that the circle retains its meaning even when the details of the image are obscured.

According to the message of International Karma Kagyu Buddhist Organization published on www. karmapa-issue. org: " To underscore his willingness to be supportive, Shamar Rinpoche even provided the necessary help for Ugyen Trinlay Dorje to obtain Indian government's approval for his recent visit to the U. S., though at the same time maintaining the stance that Thrinlay Thaye Dorje is the traditional Karmapa.

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Experience and character advancement is still tracked with Karma, although Good was dropped from the name as it no longer needs to be distinguished from the old Karma Pool.

The second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi ( 1204 – 1283 ), is often said to be the first person ever recognized and empowered as a tulku ( sprul sku ), a reincarnated lama ( bla ma ).

In this article he also quotes the book Karma Cola describing that in this book a German economist tells author Gita Mehta, " It is my opinion that quality control has to be introduced for gurus.

Moksha may be achieved by love of Ishwar / God ( see bhakti movement, see Mirabai ), by psycho-physical meditation ( Raja Yoga ), by discrimination of what is real and unreal through intense contemplation ( Jnana Yoga ), and through Karma Yoga, the path of selfless action that subverts the ego and enforces understanding of the unity of all.

Before getting the body, he must submit to a mind-probe, operated by the Masters of Karma, which will be used to determine his fitness for reincarnation.

He raids the House of Karma, steals bodies for himself, Olvegg, and others, and causes the former Chief Master of Karma to be reincarnated as a dog.

The Karmapa is considered by the Karma Kagyu sect to be Chenrezig's primary manifestation.

Karma is also believed in some eastern religions to be a cause of abnormalities.

The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, holder of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, in a 2008 talk delivered to LGBT Dharma practitioners at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York, stressed that for vajrayana lay practitioners, homosexual relationships are no better or worse than heterosexual relationships and that only unhealthy relationships in general are to be avoided.

According to the Danish Karma Kagyu Lama Ole Nydahl, Buddha saw homosexuality as circumstances making life more difficult, but also explained the reason for homosexuality could be aversion against the opposite sex in a former life.

He then goes to see Karma, who has stayed out of the field to be with Face, a sense deprived mutant whom she shares a psychic bond with.

The first recognized tulku of this kind within the Vajrayana traditions was the Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ; precisely, the first to be recognized as a manifestation was the second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi ( 1204 – 1283 ).

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Kalu Rinpoche in 1987 at Kagyu Rintchen Tcheu Ling in Montpellier, FranceThe Kalachakra tradition practiced in the Karma and Shangpa Kagyu schools is derived from the Jonang tradition, and was largely systematized by Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, who wrote the text that is now used for empowerment.

" These words, originally by the French anarchist philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, had previously been used by the band Zounds who originally released their single " Can't Cheat Karma " featuring this quote on the Crass records label.

Many of the early Buddhist teachers in the Karma Kagyu tradition used the word ' Lama ' as a term of address, including Marpa and Milarepa, in their songs to their teachers, who had not gone on three year retreats.

* Josh Elmore of Cattle Decapitation used the EBow on the song " Of Human Pride & Flatulence " on their album Karma. Bloody. Karma.

He used Karma to take control of a group of mutants called the Gladiators by using a holographic image to appear as their leader Alexander Flynn.

* " Black Hat " Lamas, a term used for practitioners of Karma Kagu, in reference to the Black Crown worn by the Karmapa

Karma was used as the theme song for Namco's " Tales of the Abyss.

The songs " Tentai Kansoku ", " K ", " Sailing Day ", " Karma " and " Mayday " were later used in the musical arcade game by Bemani in GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, Jubeat, Reflec Beat Limelight and Pop ' n Music.

Though " Buddhism emphasizes the equality of human beings based on their possession of a Buddha nature ", the doctrine of Karma has also been used as a " moral justification for social inequality ".

* " Karma " ( Kokia song ), a single by singer Kokia, used as the first opening theme song for the anime Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom