Karma
lit. โaction, deedโ
The principle that your actions return to you โ for better or worse.
Origin
A central concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Strictly, karma is the moral weight of action, accumulated across a life (or across many lives) and shaping rebirth. The Western pop version flattens this into a cosmic accounting system that pays out within one lifetime.
Modern usage
Wildly common in casual speech โ 'instant karma', 'karma's a beautiful thing' โ usually meaning a satisfying comeuppance. Far from the technical religious sense.
In the wild
He cut everyone off in traffic and got pulled over a mile later โ pure karma.โ common usage
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Eastern Traditions
Nirvana
Liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
Eastern Traditions
Dharma
Cosmic law, moral duty, or the right way of living for who you are.
Eastern Traditions
Yin and Yang
Complementary opposites that together make up a whole โ dark and light, soft and hard, receptive and active.