Retaliation vs Karma - What's the difference?
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Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
An act of violent response.
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(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.
(uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.
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As nouns the difference between retaliation and karma
is that retaliation is violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice while karma is the sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.retaliation
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* See alsokarma
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- That means everything from lighting to the vibes, the karma of the room.
page 219:
- How many times when you have been in a bar have you felt that a confrontation was building up, even without extensive verbal exchanges? Sometimes you can feel the karma or energy of a place change, and you should not ignore that
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- On the way to Lancaster, which was about an hour and a half from Philly, John felt the karma .
