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Collective Karma: What Is It and How Can We Work With It to Contribute to a Better World?

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

We may be familiar with the idea of karma on a personal level, but what about in the context of a larger community? What then becomes our objective?

Karma is the eternal law of cause and effect. It teaches that for every action you take, there is an eventual and inescapable effect to that action. Karma is generated with every thought, word, act, and deed. It can reach into any aspect of life. You can have karma related to family, money, health, and relationships. Karma works on a collective level, of people sharing the same karma. There is the collective karma of race, of nations, and there is the collective karma of the world.

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