Question asked by Lobsang
when you are poor..,people will ignore you,belittle you..when you are self sufficient and living good and rich..people will jealous you..and some will try to get big money or favor by giving small through flattery,small gift..etc..if they are not satisfied ..they will remain discounted and distance..such a mundane,samsaric life…I intend to know..if there is any KARMA involved in such mundane life transaction…especially for that poor guy in earlier life and gradually becoming self sufficient and able to lead satisfactory material life..THANK YOU..
Dear Lobsang,
Yes there is Karma involved. Karma is always involved until we reach complete and full enlightenment. Karma in Sanskrit literally means “action”. Therefore whatever we do, whatever action we take will have results in this life or our future lives. That goes for the actions if we are poor or if we are rich. Even if we need to work hard to lead a satisfactory material life there is Karma involved. But “satisfactory” is subjective to each individual.
One thing we should always keep in mind is that good actions lead to good results and bad actions to bad results. Therefore whatever we do in live must be as good as we can… if we need money to live, we shouldn’t steal but work in a good profession.