Moonrise 13Moon Digital Magazine Volume 1, Number 9 - October 13, 2015 | Page 28

and introspection
random
words
life?
Why is this
happening to
me?

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VERSUS

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DHARMA

Karma versus Dharma. It comes up
time and again, though you’re probably
familiar with the concept under different
names such as fate or destiny. You’ve
probably even asked yourself the
following questions:
What am I here for?
What am I supposed to be doing with my

At some
point, one or
more of these
questions.
Even now,
you may be
thinking it.
I’m pretty
sure that
as a reader
of Moonrise
Magazine
you’ve been
exploring
this theme,
in one form
or another.
Everybody
wants to know
the answer…
So, what is it
all about?
People often
speak about
karma,
which can be

defined as the scales of balance primarily
concerned with past actions. Each
action contributes to future happiness or
unhappiness… Think of it as a culmination
of those thoughts, actions and intentions
which you freely and purposefully
participated in.
It doesn’t matter whether the actions of
which we speak are, in and of themselves,