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	<blockquote>Mr. Burrows: Is there such a thing as unmerited suffering?		<blockquote>Mr. Burrows: Is there such a thing as unmerited suffering?
	Mme. Blavatsky: If you suffer from causes you produce, it is merited; but very often you have sufferings that are caused by other persons, of which you are not guilty at all.		Mme. Blavatsky: If you suffer from causes you produce, it is merited; but very often you have sufferings that are caused by other persons, of which you are not guilty at all.

	Mrs. Besant: For instance, national Karma.		Mrs. Besant: For instance, national Karma.

	Mme. Blavatsky: Very often you suffer for things you have never committed, but you simply happen to fall under this current, and there you are. You suffer tremendously, and you suffer that which is not merited, and then you have to have an adequate bliss and reward for it.<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 597.</ref></blockquote>		Mme. Blavatsky: Very often you suffer for things you have never committed, but you simply happen to fall under this current, and there you are. You suffer tremendously, and you suffer that which is not merited, and then you have to have an adequate bliss and reward for it.<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 597.</ref></blockquote>

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	=== Collective karma (distributive karma) ===		=== Collective karma (distributive karma) ===

			According to Theosophical teachings, not all suffering (or happiness) that people experience has been directly produced by them:

			<blockquote>Mr. Burrows: Is there such a thing as unmerited suffering?
			Mme. Blavatsky: If you suffer from causes you produce, it is merited; but very often you have sufferings that are caused by other persons, of which you are not guilty at all.
			Mrs. Besant: For instance, national Karma.
			Mme. Blavatsky: Very often you suffer for things you have never committed, but you simply happen to fall under this current, and there you are. You suffer tremendously, and you suffer that which is not merited, and then you have to have an adequate bliss and reward for it.<ref>Michael Gomes (transcriber), ''The Secret Doctrine Commentaries'' (The Hague: I.S.I.S. foundation, 2010), 597.</ref></blockquote>

	In her book [[The Key to Theosophy (book)\|''The Key to Theosophy'']], [[H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote the following dialogue on the subject:		In her book [[The Key to Theosophy (book)\|''The Key to Theosophy'']], [[H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote the following dialogue on the subject:

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	*[https://ia803209.us.archive.org/10/items/karma-the-law-of-opportunity-algeo/Karma%20the%20Law%20of%20Opportunity_Algeo.mp3# Karma: The Law of Opportunity] by John Algeo		*[https://ia803209.us.archive.org/10/items/karma-the-law-of-opportunity-algeo/Karma%20the%20Law%20of%20Opportunity_Algeo.mp3# Karma: The Law of Opportunity] by John Algeo
	*[https://www.old.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/algeo/Freedom,%20Order,%20and%20the%20Law%20of%20Karma.mp3# Freedom, Order, and the Law of Karma] by John Algeo		*[https://www.old.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/algeo/Freedom,%20Order,%20and%20the%20Law%20of%20Karma.mp3# Freedom, Order, and the Law of Karma] by John Algeo
	*[https://archive.org/~~download~~/118901/1189_01.~~mp3~~# Cosmic Order and Karma ~~Part 1] and [https://archive.org/download/118901/1189_02.mp3# Part 2~~] by Bing Escudero		*[https://archive.org/details/118901/1189_01.flac# Cosmic Order and Karma] by Bing Escudero
	*[https://ia801400.us.archive.org/19/items/basicteachingsoftheosophykarmiclawsandrebirthcycles/Basic%20Teachings%20of%20Theosophy%20Karmic%20Laws%20and%20Rebirth%20Cycles.mp3# Karmic Laws and Rebirth Cycles] by Bing Escudero		*[https://ia801400.us.archive.org/19/items/basicteachingsoftheosophykarmiclawsandrebirthcycles/Basic%20Teachings%20of%20Theosophy%20Karmic%20Laws%20and%20Rebirth%20Cycles.mp3# Karmic Laws and Rebirth Cycles] by Bing Escudero
	*[http://www.old.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/kunz/Karma%20and%20Human%20Relations.mp3# Karma and Human Relations] by Dora Kunz		*[http://www.old.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/kunz/Karma%20and%20Human%20Relations.mp3# Karma and Human Relations] by Dora Kunz

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	===Audio===		===Audio===
			*[https://ia803209.us.archive.org/10/items/karma-the-law-of-opportunity-algeo/Karma%20the%20Law%20of%20Opportunity_Algeo.mp3# Karma: The Law of Opportunity] by John Algeo
	*[https://www.old.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/algeo/Freedom,%20Order,%20and%20the%20Law%20of%20Karma.mp3# Freedom, Order, and the Law of Karma] by John Algeo		*[https://www.old.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/algeo/Freedom,%20Order,%20and%20the%20Law%20of%20Karma.mp3# Freedom, Order, and the Law of Karma] by John Algeo
	*[https://archive.org/download/118901/1189_01.mp3# Cosmic Order and Karma Part 1] and [https://archive.org/download/118901/1189_02.mp3# Part 2] by Bing Escudero		*[https://archive.org/download/118901/1189_01.mp3# Cosmic Order and Karma Part 1] and [https://archive.org/download/118901/1189_02.mp3# Part 2] by Bing Escudero
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	===Video===		===Video===
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcAC_JyeBu0# The Law of Karma Simplified] by Barbara Hebert		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcAC_JyeBu0# The Law of Karma Simplified] by Barbara Hebert
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~hJb20VzFO1w~~ Karma, Skandhas, and Personality] by Shirley Nicholson		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kyXiJ-HwLs# Karma, Skandhas, and Personality] by Shirley Nicholson
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=~~ogFJBPth5M0~~# The Law of Karma] by Pablo Sender		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2clrVq5NnlY# The Law of Karma] by Pablo Sender

	=== Bibliographies ===		=== Bibliographies ===

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	*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma Karma] in Theosophy World		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma Karma] in Theosophy World
	*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/fatalism Fatalism] in Theosophy World		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/fatalism Fatalism] in Theosophy World
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/destiny Destiny] in Theosophy World
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No13.pdf# Elementary Lessons on Karma] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No13.pdf# Elementary Lessons on Karma] by Annie Besant
	*[http://www.ts-adyar.org/node/198#Karma# Karma: A Continuing Creation] by Annie Besant		*[http://www.ts-adyar.org/node/198#Karma# Karma: A Continuing Creation] by Annie Besant

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	== ~~Online Resources~~ ==		== Additional resources ==
	===Articles ~~and pamphlets~~===		===Articles ===
	*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma Karma] in Theosophy World		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma Karma] in Theosophy World
			*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/fatalism Fatalism] in Theosophy World
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No13.pdf# Elementary Lessons on Karma] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No13.pdf# Elementary Lessons on Karma] by Annie Besant
	*[http://www.ts-adyar.org/node/198#Karma# Karma: A Continuing Creation] by Annie Besant		*[http://www.ts-adyar.org/node/198#Karma# Karma: A Continuing Creation] by Annie Besant
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	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogFJBPth5M0# The Law of Karma] by Pablo Sender		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogFJBPth5M0# The Law of Karma] by Pablo Sender

	== ~~Additional resources~~ ==		=== Bibliographies ===
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/KarmaandReincarnation.pdf# Bibliography on Karma and Reincarnation] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/KarmaandReincarnation.pdf# Bibliography on Karma and Reincarnation] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].

			=== Websites ===
	* [http://humanityhealing.net/2016/09/collective-karma/ "Collective Karma"] at Humanity Healing Network.		* [http://humanityhealing.net/2016/09/collective-karma/ "Collective Karma"] at Humanity Healing Network.

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Articles and pamphlets

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	== Online Resources ==		== Online Resources ==
	===Articles and pamphlets===		===Articles and pamphlets===
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophy.ph/~~encyclo~~/~~index.php?title=Karma#~~ Karma] ~~at Theosopedia~~		*[https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/karma Karma] in Theosophy World
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No13.pdf# Elementary Lessons on Karma] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No13.pdf# Elementary Lessons on Karma] by Annie Besant
	*[http://www.ts-adyar.org/node/198#Karma# Karma: A Continuing Creation] by Annie Besant		*[http://www.ts-adyar.org/node/198#Karma# Karma: A Continuing Creation] by Annie Besant

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	*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/thoughts-on-karma# Thoughts on Karma] by William Q. Judge		*[http://www.blavatsky.net/index.php/thoughts-on-karma# Thoughts on Karma] by William Q. Judge
	*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/other/cwl_karma.htm# The Law of Cause and Effect] by C. W. Leadbeater		*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/other/cwl_karma.htm# The Law of Cause and Effect] by C. W. Leadbeater
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1504#~~ Karma and Dharma: Twin Keys to the Heroic Journey] by Joy Mills		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/karma-and-dharma-twin-keys-to-the-heroic-journey Karma and Dharma: Twin Keys to the Heroic Journey] by Joy Mills
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1799# Karma: The Law of Order and Opportunity] by Theosophical Society in America		*[http://www.theosophical.org/online-resources/leaflets/1799# Karma: The Law of Order and Opportunity] by Theosophical Society in America

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	<blockquote>Let not the fruit of good Karma be your motive; for your Karma, good or bad, being one and the common property of all mankind, nothing good or bad can happen to you that is not shared by many others. Hence your motive, being selfish, can only generate a double effect, good and bad, and will either nullify your good action, or turn it to another man’s profit.<ref>See [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-am/hpb-am2.htm H. P. Blavatsky to the American Conventions]</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>Let not the fruit of good Karma be your motive; for your Karma, good or bad, being one and the common property of all mankind, nothing good or bad can happen to you that is not shared by many others. Hence your motive, being selfish, can only generate a double effect, good and bad, and will either nullify your good action, or turn it to another man’s profit.<ref>See [http://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/hpb-am/hpb-am2.htm H. P. Blavatsky to the American Conventions]</ref></blockquote>

	=== Collective karma ===		=== Collective karma (distributive karma) ===

	In her book [[The Key to Theosophy (book)\|''The Key to Theosophy'']], [[H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote the following dialogue on the subject:		In her book [[The Key to Theosophy (book)\|''The Key to Theosophy'']], [[H. P. Blavatsky]] wrote the following dialogue on the subject:

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Popular usage of term

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	== Popular usage of term ==		== Popular usage of term ==

	The term karma, like guru, has been merged into everyday parlance of English and other modern languages. It is often used in a broadly correct fashion to mean "what goes around comes around" or "reaping what you sow." References to karma have become commonplace in literature, films, television programs, and games. "Credit Karma" is the name of a credit-monitoring business. A "naturally derived" glass cleaner has a notation on its bottle: "designed + sourced responsibly from beginning to end to beginning again. that's good karma. this bottle is made of 100% recycled plastic (PCR)."<ref>Method Glass + Surface naturally derived glass cleaner. [https://methodhome.com/ methodhome.com].</ref>		The term karma, like guru, has been merged into everyday parlance of English and other modern languages. It is often used in a broadly correct fashion to mean "what goes around comes around" or "reaping what you sow." References to karma have become commonplace in literature, films, television programs, and games. "Credit Karma" is the name of a credit-monitoring business. John Lennon's song "Instant Karma!" posits a viewpoint that reactions to one's actions can occur immediately rather than playing out over a lifetime. A "naturally derived" glass cleaner has a notation on its bottle: "designed + sourced responsibly from beginning to end to beginning again. that's good karma. this bottle is made of 100% recycled plastic (PCR)."<ref>Method Glass + Surface naturally derived glass cleaner. [https://methodhome.com/ methodhome.com].</ref>

	When the word is misused, the speaker is usually implying a fatalism that is inconsistent with the law of cause and effect:		When the word is misused, the speaker is usually implying a fatalism that is inconsistent with the law of cause and effect: