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Karma is a word often thought to mean a curse on people who do bad things, or a comfort to people who do good things and are yet to see any reward. Karma, however, is not a punishment and reward system. It is instead, based on understanding.Happiness in Your Life - Book Karma provides an introduction to what karma is and what it is not. The 12 Laws of Karma are shared, and then those Laws are revisited in the final three sections; Karma and Relationships, Karma and Judgement, and Karma and the World. Understanding karma helps to make sense of things that just don't seem right in the world. Everything has an order and processs, and knowing this process will lead to more positive choices and outcomes.

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 18, 2012

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24 reviews2 followers
August 10, 2017
There are some books that you read and you are never the same again. For me "Karma" is one such book. Being a spiritual person myself i always thought of karma as a cycle that always gives back to you what you put out to the universe. Doe Zantamanta taught me that Karma is much much more than that. I specially Loved the Law 5 - Law of mirrors, it showed a new perspective of why people behave the way they do, and more importantly why I behave the way I do and how i can always choose to respond better. I have learnt leaps and bounds from this book. All these learning are definitely going to help me get better Physically, emotionally and spiritually. Highly recommend you to read this one!
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152 reviews2 followers
June 30, 2013
Definitely an informative read. Short, concise and profound in its delivery of message.
An eye opener for anyone who needs a finger pointed in the direction of finding inner peace.
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39 reviews4 followers
January 26, 2021
I love it! One of the best!

You cannot convince someone to see something that they do not want to see, no matter how much you know it would improve their lives. You have to love and accept them exactly as they are today. If you cannot do that, you have to let them go and find their own way, in their own time, if they ever choose to do so.
Otherwise, you'll be giving them the power over your happiness, too.
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16 reviews2 followers
April 23, 2023
کارما
نویسنده کتاب کارما "دو زانتاماتا" می باشد.
رایج ترین تعریف کارما این می باشد: هرچه که صادر می شود،دریافت می شود.
قانون اصلی کارما "هرچه بکاری دقیقا همان را درو می کنی"
اگر چیزی خوب به نظر نمی رسد،اجازه ندهید مایوس تان کند یا باعث شود شما هم در عوض بد کنید.
قانون ایجاد تقریبا همان قانون جذب است. این قانون بیان می کند: چیزی را که هستید جذب می کنید،نه چیزی را که می خواهید یا این موضوع که : بگو دوستت کیست تا بگویم کیستی.
قانون سوم قانون فروتنی است که می گوید: در مقابل هرچه بایستید،به باقی ماندنش کمک می کنید.
در دنیا دو جور آدم وجود دارد، "واقع بینها" و "مثبت اندیشها" وقتی کاری میخواهید انجام بدهید و مشورت می کنید، دسته اول ۵۰دلیل میآورند که انجام ندهید و دسته دوم به شما انرژی مثبت جهت انجام می دهند.
غببت و بدگویی از دیگران نتیجه غرور و اعتماد به نفس پایین است.
قانون چهارم قانون رشد می باشد، "هرجا بروید خودتان همراهتان می باشد". تغییرواقعی و پایدار در شخص طی پیشرفت های کوچک دز زمان طولانی حاصل می شود.
مردم همانطور با شما رفتار می کنند که اجازه می دهید با شما رفتار کنند.
قانون پنجم قانون آینه هاست،"هر وقت چیز نادرستی وجود دارد،چیز نادرستی در ما هست"، وقتی برچسب بزنیم بر کسی راجع به هر موضوع منفی باید بپذیریم آن موضوع نیز در درون خودمان وجود دارد.
قانون همزمانی قانون ششم است و می گوید: کارهایی که میکنید ممکن است بسیار بی اهمیت به نظر برسد،اما خیلی مهم است که شما انجامشان میدهید. بیشتر اشاره به مرحله به مرحله حرکت کردن و در انتها گرفتن نتیجه است.
قانون هفت قانون جهت و انگیزه است و می گوید: در یک زمان نمی توانید به دو چیز فکر کنید.
وقتی اشتباهی عمد یا غیرعمد برای شما رخ می دهد دو حالت باید پیش بیاید،اول اینکه اسیر گذشته می شوید و از عبارتهای "اگر میشد" و "باید" و... استفاده می کنید که نتیجه ای جز رنج ندارد و دوم حالت ذهنی مثبت است"الان باید چه بکنم که این اتفاق دوباره رخ ندهد"
مدیتیشن ساده جهت مثبت شدن زاویه دید: همچنان که در حال حرکت هستید در خانه بچرخید و چیزهایی را که دوست دارید را با این جمله بیان کنید؛ " من عاشق .....ام هستم" چیزی نمی گذرد که زندگی پر از عشق خواهید دید.
قانون هشتم قانون علاقه است، اگر فکر می کنید چیزی باید درست باشد،پس زمانی در زندگی،باید آن حقیقت را اثبات کنید.
مراقب باش چه می خواهی چون همان نصیبت خواهد شد.
قانون نهم قانون اینجا و اکنون" نمی توانید دوباره به خانه برگردید،اما باید سعی تان را بکنید" منظور از خانه، خانه احساسیمان می بلشد.
قانون دهم قانون "تغییر" است. هرچقدرچیزها بیشتر تغییر کنند،بیشتر تثبیت می شوند.
قانون یازده قانون "صبر و پاداش"وقتی روی زندگی خود متمرکز می شوید،چیزهای حوب اتفاق می افتد"
قانون دوازده قانون "ارزش و ارتقاء" هرچه بدهید همان را برمی دارید.، تفاوت این قانون با قانون اول در اینست که روی کل منعکس می شود.
هر انرژی منفی که بفرستید در هر قالبی، چندین برابرش را دریافت خواهید کرد و معکوس.
قضاوت نکنید راجع به هیچ موقعیت یا هیچ شخصی زیرا قضاوت باعث می شود انرژی منفی ساطع شود.
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Author 3 books59 followers
January 3, 2013
This book is even better than Four Agreements. Seriously, it is a a must read. The writing is clear, simple and intelligent. This book is one of the best philosophy/inspirational/self help books I've read.
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1 review3 followers
December 4, 2012
This book was extremely informative! I never knew their was so much more to Karma then the ole saying "what goes around comes around". I read this book in 3 nights and I haven't been able to stop thinking about the lessons I learned.
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7 reviews
December 18, 2021
(Farsi and English version review)
*Please read it*

Do we have the ability to choose our own place of birth? Mother tongue?! or even in the choice of parents? The answer to these questions will certainly be NO. a large part of the formation of our beliefs, religion, way of thinking and behavior originates from the environment, the people around us and most importantly our family upbringing. But you will always have the opportunity to change the way your deeds, words and thoughts if they are not in line with your ideals and desires.

The book is small, has small dimensions and the content is completely psychological for the reader. But very impressive!!! The book can be read in less than 2 hours and finished, which I do not recommend at all. Let each chapter of the book challenge your day and force you to think. I definitely recommend this book to people who want to be effective in their own upbringing and teach themselves the principles of life, the moral framework. Be sure to pay attention to the points that I will mention before you start reading the book, so that you can take control of your life with your eyes open and your hands free.
Imagine being a newborn without any attitude, mindset, belief, anonymity or even nationality that you want to shape and learn your worldview for the first time. Like a newborn baby ...! Then you will see the miracle of this book, which I believe is the laws of nature and the universe, and it will train you to be a new person.

(Awareness is the master key to change.)



ایا ما توانایی انتخاب محل تولد خودمون رو داریم؟ زبان مادری؟! یا حتی در انتخاب پدر و مادر؟ مسلما جواب این سوالات منفی خواهد بود. بخش عمده‌ای از  شکل گرفتن اعقاید، مذهب، طرز فکر و رفتار ما نشات گرفته از محیط پیرامون، افراد که اطراف ما رو احاطه کردن و از همه مهم‌تر تربیت خانوادگی ما است. اما همیشه شما این فرصت رو خواهید داشت تا نوع کردا، گفتار و پندارتون رو در صورت هم تراز نبودن با ایده ال‌‌ و خواسته‌تان تغییر بدهید.
کتاب کم حجم، ابعاد کوچک و محتوا کاملا روانی برای خوانده دارد؛ اما بسیار تاثیر گذار! کتاب رو میشه کمتر از ۲ ساعت خواند و تموم کرد که اصلا توصیه نمیکنم. بگزارید هر فصل از کتاب یک روز از زندگی شما رو به چالش بکشه و به فکر فرو ببره. حتما به افرادی که مایل‌اند تا در تربیت شخص خودشون تاثیر گزار باشن و به خودشون اصول زندگی، چهار چوب اخلاقی بیاموزند این کتاب رو توصیه میکنم. حتما، حتما قبل از شروع خواندن کتاب به نکاتی که بهشون اشاره خواهم کرد توجه کنید تا با چشمان باز و دستانی ازاد کنترل زندگی خود رو به دست بگیرید.
فکر کنید یک انسان تازه متولد شده بدون هیچ نگرش، طرز فکر، عقیده، ناشناس و حتی ملیت هستید که میخواهید برای اولین بار جهان بینی خود رو شکل بدید و بیاموزید. مثل یک کودک تازه متولد شده...! 
اون موقع معجزه این کتاب که به باور من قوانین طبیعت و جهان هستی است رو خواهید دید و شما را فرد جدیدی تربیت خواهد کرد. 
آگاهی شاه کلید تغییر است.
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1,442 reviews179 followers
November 21, 2023
Well-worth the read. I hope to read more books in this series as I find them.

Favorite Passages:
Overview: What Karma is and What it is Not
. . . karma is not a reward and punishment system. Karma has a basis in understanding. If Person A does something good for Person B, they will not suddenly win the lottery. They will, however, be given a situation where they are able to take on the perspective of that person that they did the good thing for.
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What you do today can affect people hundreds of years from now, whether or not they even know of your name or that you ever existed. We're much more powerful than most of us realize, and our choices can affect hundreds, if not thousands of people.
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We can see how over hundreds of years of family lineages, there is an ever increasing number of people who pass down teachings just like heirlooms to the next generations.

The start of this is awareness. Once an adult begins to think about beliefs they have, and examine what effects they have on themselves and others, they can begin to correct beliefs and actions that give negative results.
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Good karma increases people's connectedness and collective good. Bad karma isolates people and results in amore self centered collective.
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Keeping the flow of giving and receiving good is essential to building good karma, both for yourself, and for all those you come into contact with, and all those they, in turn, contact.

THE TWELVE LAWS OF KARMA
Law One - The Great Law

Make certain of the direction of your thoughts and actions. They can either be destructive, or constructive. Both will eventually lead to a destination worlds apart from each other. Always stay in the constructive direction, and you will constantly build good karma.

Law Two - The Law of Creation
More is not always a good thing.

If the cookies are to bake for 20 minutes at 300 degrees, you wouldn't think they'd be made even better by cooking them for 60 minutes or at 450 degrees, right?
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Awareness is always the key to transformation.
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73 reviews2 followers
December 14, 2023
من کلا به ماوراء و دین خاصی باور ندارم و اتفاقا شدیدا باهاشون مشکل دارم به خاطر تصاویر غیر واقع گرایانه ای که به اسم حقیقت و بدون اثبات درست و حسابی به خورد آدما میدن ولی نکته ی بسیار مثبت این کتاب اینه که چیزایی که میگه (اکثرا) قوانین طبیعی رفتار انسان برکیفیت زندگیش هستن. اگه روی چیز های مثبت تمرکز کنی خود به خود تصویری که از دنیا داری زیبا تر میشه و با عدم اتلاف انرژی عاطفی روی افراد و خاطراتی که آزردت کردن اون انرژی رو میتونی روی چیز هایی بذاری که باعث خوشنودی خودت و دیگران میشه و در نتیجه سلامت روانیت بهبود پیدا میکنه و در کل کیفیت زندگیت بالا میره. اگه با آدما خوش رفتار باشی افراد خوش رفتار بیشتر به معاشرت با تو تمایل پیدا میکنن در نتیجه آنچه هستی رو "جذب" میکنی و کلی موارد مشابه که حقایق روانشناختی هستن نه ادعا های زرد و مثبت اندیشی سمی!
البته طبیعتا به چیز هایی مثل پاسخ "کائنات" به اعمال تو هم پرداخته ولی صادقانه فکر میکنم اگه قرار باشه باور به ماورا داشته باشیم کائناتی ‌که در همیننن دنیا نتیجه ی اعمال و اندیشه هات رو به سمتت برمیگردونه میتونه آلترناتیو بسیار بهتری باشه نسبت به خدا و قدیسینی که دستورالعمل هایی که دادن کاملا برپایه ی بالابردن قدرت خودشونه و این قدرت طلبی رو در زرورق پیچیدن با گفتن چیز هایی مثل اینکه: "مغز انسان کوچک تر از اینه که دلایل کار خدا یا فلان قدیس رو درک کنه"
کوتاه بودن و چاپ زیبای کار هم خیلی تاثیر گذاره
در کل فکر میکنم افراد از اقشار متفاوت(حتی کسایی که مطالعه ندارن) ممکنه شانسی به این کتاب بدن که میتونه شروع خوبی باشه برای دید بهتر به خود و جهان.
2 reviews
January 6, 2024
Did not enjoy.

I found the book thoroughly disappointing from beginning to end. It delves into toxic positivity, leveraging the twelve laws of karma to support its narrative. I cannot recommend this book to anyone. While I understand the author's intention to promote positivity, happiness, and gratitude, it overlooks the harsh reality for example impoverished individuals can embody these qualities and still endure a lifetime of economic hardship. The systemic failures inherent in our societal structures cannot be attributed to karma; this distinction is crucial.

We've established systems that perpetuate harm and then unfairly burden individuals with the responsibility of their own healing. This book's individualistic perspective fails to address the collective issues at play. Recognizing the need for a broader perspective, I plan to explore more knowledge rooted in the collectivist mindset. Given that India and Hindus generally embrace collectivism, I suspect there may be nuances lost in translation that contribute to my dissatisfaction with the book's approach.

After speaking with someone familiar with the Hindus, she said it is not the twelve laws of karma it is Moksha, in case anyone else wants to look it up.
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345 reviews6 followers
August 12, 2022
در این کتاب با ۱۲ قانون کارما و چگونگی کارکرد این قوانین آشنا می شوید
تمام قوانین کارما را می توان به یک قانون اصلی خلاصه کرد: هرچه بکارید همان را درو می کنید.
کوچکترین کاری که انجام می دهید اهمیت دارد هر کلام محبت آمیزی که می گویید هر لبخندی که با دیگران قسمت می کنید
ما بسیار قوی تر از آنی هستیم که فکر می کنیم و انتخاب هایمان می تواند صدها و بلکه هزاران انسان را تحت تاثیر قرار دهد.

اگر به کسی محبت کنید که قبلاً هرگز چنین تجربه ای نداشته است یا حداقل در حافظه اش آنقدرها تازه نیست ممکن است این محبت بازگشتی از جانب او به شما نداشته باشد اما به خاطر شما این محبت روزی از جانب او به کسی داده خواهد شد و محبت توسط آن شخص یا شخص دیگری و بسیاری از افراد دیگر، به شما داده خواهد شد مادام که هنوز در وجودتان باقی است.
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27 reviews4 followers
September 6, 2018
Nice, short and straight-to-the-point book about the core values and good way of living in the life. What goes around, comes around.

We just got to remember that life is one long series of interconnected moments, where one should find joy in every moment. Every word, thought, and action that you put out to the world will come back to you. Pay attention to who are the people around you and love yourself, as well as others. All in all - everything starts from yourself.
11 reviews
November 19, 2020
Karma review 😍

This book totally spoke to my heart. What a gift the author had on walking through the laws of Karma. So much from this book touched me deeply. I found myself screenshotting pages so I can reread and apply.
3 reviews
August 30, 2021
Excellent

Book was quick and easy for me to read and understand. It has given me a lot to consider about how to improve my life. There's much information there too for seeing how we could all improve relationships.
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8 reviews
March 25, 2022
This book is great! So many insights, regardless of any religious or non-religious beliefs. This book speaks to humanity and how we (or should) treat others as well as ourselves. Everyone should read Karma. I am 100% sure I will be reading this book again and again.
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28 reviews
January 21, 2021
کارما ۱۲ مورد داره که مورد ۸ خیلی خیلی مهمه من چند بار مرور کردم مورد ۸ در مورد قضاوت بود
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140 reviews27 followers
April 19, 2021
یه کتاب بی حاشیه، که به جای اینکه ذهن شما رو با مثال های غیر واقع بینانه پر کنه. مفهوم کارما رو توضیح میده. توصیه میکنم بخونیدش.
2 reviews
June 29, 2021
Well Worth Its Read!!!

It's to find ur greatness & enjoy it thru life on earth!!! Now if we can get more ppl to understand all this...life would be an adventure!!!
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15 reviews14 followers
August 20, 2021
کتاب خوبی بود ولی ترجمه به دلم ننشست.
قانونهای جهان هستی رو گفته و از اونهاییه که باید چندبار بخونم.
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170 reviews2 followers
September 13, 2022
كتاب خوبيه، دوازده قانون كارما رو توضيح مى ده، مثالهاى الكى و پراكنده گويى هم نداره.
مختصر و مفيد:)
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18 reviews
March 13, 2024
This book remind me to think carefully before doing anything 🙏🏻
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30 reviews
October 9, 2024
All of life’s important lessons spelled out simply and beautiful and lovingly. A book to own and re-read every year.
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128 reviews
January 11, 2015
Many people state that they know what Karma is, I don't believe that to be true, especially after reading this book. I thought I knew what it was, I knew maybe 1% of it.

This is a GREAT book. It's short, I know I'll read it again. Almost everything I read was like putting the puzzle together "oh that's why that happens"...and "OMGee of course, I get it now"...lotsa moments like that. I think I highlighted almost every word in Chapter 13. I read a lot, and I never highlight almost a whole chapter.

Eye opening - but not in a startling way....it was eye opening in a way that my Soul said "ah...now you remember"
2 reviews
June 1, 2016
Opened my eyes to how simply happiness can be attained!

I thought this book was wonderful and to the point. Simply looking at the way I was perceiving people's intentions and reacting to them really reframed past situations. I could have not taken personally or caused my own pain in many instances. Learning that Karma is right now shook me to make real changes in how my responses and my vision of things was so short sighted. I feel as I am looking at life, relationships and circumstances with brand new corrected lenses. Thank you, Doe!
10 reviews
October 26, 2015
Learned How to Live with Joy

This book is magical. It taught me how to live in the moment and how to attract all my dreams and desires by loving myself and others while moving on from all negativity. Everyone should read this book to see how the world really works! I've worked though some of my past haunts through some tears and actually feel lighter. Amazing book.
13 reviews
July 18, 2018
Very concise and coherent introduction to the notion of Karma. Touches on everyday issues of relationships, gives very practical advice on how to implement this knowledge in everyday life.

Worth-reading!
5 reviews
December 1, 2014
Excellent book. Clearly explains Karma. it is not good or bad but understanding, learning, and growth. I loved it. Good read for all ages.
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