Karma

Karma (Sanskrit: kárma (help·info), kárman- "act, action, performance" [1] ; Pali: kamma) is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called sasra) originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies.and in the west in Christianity in a different sense(wikipedia)

As healer has said Karma means "deed" or "act" and more broadly names the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction that governs all life...."what goes around comes around"

As an answer to the woman ...depending on her religion..maybe the actions that she was dealing with(her death) were not the actions of this life at all....They may have been Karmic reactions from a former life..ie...She lived a good life in this one..but maybe in a pst life she did somthing that brought the end that she received in this life..Looking at it that way,because of the good she did in this life,she should start with good Karma in her next life,and so on.

What I believe is not the point

We are not here to tell you what to believe only to open your eyes and ears to the possibilities,that are there.
I can put it no better than healer said..Let your own moral compasses be your guide to the path you choose.

Below are some passages from Myself and different books about different beliefs on Karma.I dont expect them to all be read at once,lol
There just there in an effort to answer Questions you may have.


The philosophical explanation of karma can differ slightly between traditions, but the general concept is basically the same. Through the law of karma, the effects of all deeds actively create past, present, and future experiences, so by doing this it is making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to him/her and others. The results of our actions are called Fate,destiny ,or in the eastern cultures karma-phala.In religions that Have a Heaven based reward Karma is seent to be the reward of actions in This one life. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well.

In Christianity,Karma may be said to be the life you receive in heaven after you Give your life,To the Christian God and Christ.
It goes into detail to tell you that this life may not be easy(Past deeds will find you out and there is attonement to be made for those deeds)
But it gives with certainty the promise that if you follow the teachings of god the rewards promisd will be yours..Heaven (Karma)


In Hinduisim

One of the first and most dramatic illustrations of karma can be found in the epic Mahabharata. In this poem, Arjuna the protagonist is preparing for battle when he realizes that the enemy consists of members of his own family and decides not to fight. His charioteer, Krishna (an avatar of god), explains to Arjuna the concept of dharma (duty) among other things and makes him see that it is his duty to fight. The whole of the Bhagavad Gita within the Mahabharata, is a dialogue between these two on aspects of life including morality and a host of other philosophical themes. The original Hindu concept of karma was later enhanced by several other movements within the religion, most notably Vedanta, and Tantra.


In Sikhism
Within Sikhism, all living beings are described as being under the influence of Maya's three qualities namely Rajas (mode of passion), Tamas (mode of ignorance), and Saatav (mode of goodness) [citation needed] . Always present together in varying mix and degrees, these three qualities of Maya bind the Soul to the body and to the earth plane. Above these three qualities is the eternal time. Due to the influence of three modes of Maya's nature, jivas (individual beings) perform activities under the control and purview of the eternal time. These activities are called Karma. The underlying principle is that karma is the law that brings back the results of actions to the person performing them.

This life is likened to a field (Khet) in which our Karma is the seed. We harvest exactly what we sow. No less, no more. This infallible law of Karma holds everyone responsible for what the person is or going to be. Based on the total sum of past Karma, some feel close to the Pure Being in this life, and others feel separated. This is the Gurbani's (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, ) law of Karma. Like other Indian as well as oriental school of thoughts, the Gurbani also accepts the doctrines of Karma and reincarnation as the facts of nature


Buddhism
karma (Pli kamma) is strictly distinguished from vipka, meaning "fruit" or "result". Karma is categorized within the group or groups of cause (Pli hetu) in the chain of cause and effect, where it comprises the elements of "volitional activities" (Pali sankhara) and "action" (Pali bhava). Any action is understood to create "seeds" in the mind that will sprout into the appropriate result (Pli vipaka) when they meet with the right conditions. Most types of karmas, with good or bad results, will keep one within the wheel of samsra; others will liberate one to nirvna.

Buddhism relates karma directly to motives behind an action. Motivation usually makes the difference between "good" and "bad", but included in the motivation is also the aspect of ignorance; so a well-intended action from an ignorant mind can easily be "bad" in the sense that it creates unpleasant results for the "actor




In Jainism
Karma in Jainism conveys a totally different meaning as commonly understood in the Hindu philosophy and western civilization. In Jainism, karma is referred to as karmic dirt, as it consists of very subtle and microscopic particles i.e. pudgala that pervade the entire universe.Karmas are attracted to the karmic field of a soul on account of vibrations created by activities of mind, speech, and body as well as on account of various mental dispositions. Hence the karmas are the subtle matter surrounding the consciousness of a soul. When these two components, i.e. consciousness and karma, interact, we experience the life we know at present.

Herman Kuhn quoting from Tattvarthasutra describes karmas as – a mechanism that makes us thoroughly experience the themes of our life until we gained optimal knowledge from them and until our emotional attachment to these themes falls off.

Sources(
Hindisim-The book Karma in Hinduism
Buddhism-Karma in Buddhism
Sihkism-The book of Sikhism
Jainism-Karma in Jainism and Padmanabh Jaini

head hurts -_- to much info ,brain going to implode!!
short attention span kicking in...cant help it....ahh uuhfesjkfirb....uuh!! a bird!! *points at a window**

ahah ok, thanx for that info man very helpfull on how to look at karma in mani ways and how other religions/cultures look at it.

Sorry guys I know that one got a little long,Ill try to keep them shorter