karman

action, deed; fate

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A clear two-panel sequence shows a woman tossing a banana peel onto a path, then slipping on that same peel when she returns along the path: a harmful action brings a fitting later consequence.

noun

karma

KAR-muh/ˈkɑːrmə/

The principle that deeds produce corresponding consequences.

Etymology

karmaSanskritaction, deed; fate

The Sanskrit word links action with fate: a person's accumulated deeds determine the form of the next life. This connects what people do with the future consequences they receive.

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