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Why Bad (and Good) Things Happen: Common Karma and Individual Karma

Common karma refers to karma which people share and shoulder in common. For example, cases where all people share causes and effects, such as social development, or a case where an entire society was assailed by a disaster, would be called instances of common karma. In contrast, individual karma refers to the karma of an individual person. For example, a mother can not take the place of a child who is suffering from illness.

Individual karma refers to personal pleasures and sufferings. Thus, while karma is a personal matter, it simultaneously possesses social and historical capabilities.

This Sunday, April 21, 2013, at 11 am, our Chief Priest, Rev. Murata, will be lecturing about Karma and its impact on your daily life. Please join us on Sunday.

Reference on Twitter:

Nichren Shoshu Karma Tweet

Concerning Karma bit.ly/ZNKyJO
— NichirenShoshu (@NichirenShoshu) April 13, 2013

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