good karma, kindness, virtue

Kindness to Others Leads to Rewards for Yourself

Being grateful and repaying kindness is a virtue in Chinese culture. As recorded in historical texts, a single act of kindness or consideration toward others can bring great rewards. Kindness to others generates good karma During the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, there lived a man named Yin Keng from Wuwei Guzang (present-day Wuwei, Gansu). ...

Tatiana Denning

The word 'kindness' etched into a painted stone.

Good Deeds Bring Good Karma

In today’s modern world, people may have a hard time believing in what they cannot see or accepting what they cannot fully understand. Therefore, people may think that what they do in this lifetime has no bearing on their future. But the ancients knew that, while we may not fully understand our karmic ties, good ...

Tatiana Denning

An Indian palace.

How Good People Are Rewarded for Their Good Karma

What is karma? And how does life compensate us for either good or bad karma? As long as there has been a debate about whether it is worthwhile to follow ethical principles, there has also been a debate about whether good people are rewarded for their good karma. We may ask ourselves why it seems ...

Hermann Rohr

A stone bridge.