From: The Huffington Post
The Karmic Connection: Do We Expect Good Fortune After Helping Others?
The Huffington Post:
In general, what goes around comes around. If you’re nice to people, good things come your way, but if you’re jagoff, look out (or, as I like to say, “don’t put shit on a boomerang.”) These expectations make sense in social situations, where people can retaliate or return favors, and where reputation matters. But, as I explain in chapter 7 of my new book, The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking, we expect the universe to play by the same rules — to manifest karma. And new research indicates that when we want something from the universe, we’ll invest in karma by doing a good deed.
People learn from an early age that good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds are punished. If you help your mom, you get a hug, and if you steal a cookie, you go to your room. This is objective pattern recognition. And we’re also motivated to believe in comeuppance.
Read the whole story: The Huffington Post
More of our Members in the Media >
APS regularly opens certain online articles for discussion on our website. Effective February 2021, you must be a logged-in APS member to post comments. By posting a comment, you agree to our Community Guidelines and the display of your profile information, including your name and affiliation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations present in article comments are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of APS or the article’s author. For more information, please see our Community Guidelines.
Please login with your APS account to comment.