Can Karma Be Exploited Through Our Actions and Intentions?

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I believe in karma. Simply understood as cause and effect. If I behave with compassion and empathy towards people they seem to do like wise. However it works both ways. I can see my attitude being carried along negatively aswell. I rarely see the do good get good back kind of karma that we often hear about. Still, I am careful about how much suffering I inflict on others. For example if i bully a coworker and he goes home in a bad mood and takes it out on his wife, who in turn shakes her crying baby to death, i would be part of that. I never know how far my emotion will travel once I put in someone elses hands. I also do not know how it will compound along the way or if it will unhinge an unstable person later on. I guess my reward would be peace of mind. That is how I exploit karma, how about you?
 
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Darken-Sol said:
I believe in karma. Simply understood as cause and effect. If I behave with compassion and empathy towards people they seem to do like wise. However it works both ways. I can see my attitude being carried along negatively aswell. I rarely see the do good get good back kind of karma that we often hear about. Still, I am careful about how much suffering I inflict on others. For example if i bully a coworker and he goes home in a bad mood and takes it out on his wife, who in turn shakes her crying baby to death, i would be part of that. I never know how far my emotion will travel once I put in someone elses hands. I also do not know how it will compound along the way or if it will unhinge an unstable person later on. I guess my reward would be peace of mind. That is how I exploit karma, how about you?

I don't think this is in line with the philosophy section guidelines https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=459350
 
i've read the rules and this doesn't seem to violate any. i am simply seeking a few points of view on the subject and its application in daily life. if you have none, could you at the very least provide references to material on the topic? perhaps a sociology paper or book on cause and effect, even your own subjective experiences would be fine. we don't have to lable it karma if it causes discomfort for people, i just felt it was a term which everyone knows and has a generic understanding of.