Wheel trueing/generous pedestrian victim

Bang in the middle of the road. There was nothing else on the road, I was going dead fast and kept thinking 'oh, surely now she's seen me she won't step out... oh surely now she sees I'm approaching she'll step back or speed up... oh surely now I'm nearly on top of her she won't just come to a halt... oh she has'.

have texted him to say he can meet me to give him his change. would be nice to keep it but I'm hoping the karma will do me good.

I think it's nice that so many have said give the money back but personally I'd probably keep it. He stepped out in front of you and was aware that it was his mistake, you didn't ask him for any money (I'm guessing), he gave you the money partly to make amends for his mistake (to appease his own conscience) and partly to pay for any repairs.

If you feel really guilty about keeping the money maybe pay for the repair and use the change to buy him some flowers to say thanks. It could be the start of something beautiful.

:)

+1

you still owe me for a burger.

You're doing the right thing, Magpie.

Karma is good. Props to you!

Could being given £50 rather than an earful and a shaking fist not already be the result of Magpie's good karma...

Although I agree with Sano's sentiment...

I was under the impression that 'karma' (kama) is bad, the effect of wrong actions.

and dharma is good (I think it translates from sanskrt as 'right action').

Just saying, loike.

Thus karma is what keeps us suffering, confined in samsara, a cycle of repetitive conflict against our true nature and interconnectness with the divine, and dharma is how we will allow ourselves to escape samsara, to achieve nibanha (nirvana = literally 'no wind', which I reckon would be something I ought to try and achieve, for the sake of my family and collegues.)

Then again I might be way off, and Karma is, like it is popularly thought, is like an account of right and wrong, both.

Can any Vedic Scholars / knowledgeable Buddhists confirm or refute this? Its been a while since I was sitting in lectures on Religious Traditions in South Asia, with Dr Mariau.

I think Earl pretty much has it down.

Although I agree with Sano's sentiment...

I was under the impression that 'karma' (kama) is bad, the effect of wrong actions.

and dharma is good (I think it translates from sanskrt as 'right action').

Just saying, loike.

Thus karma is what keeps us suffering, confined in samsara, a cycle of repetitive conflict against our true nature and interconnectness with the divine, and dharma is how we will allow ourselves to escape samsara, to achieve nibanha (nirvana = literally 'no wind', which I reckon would be something I ought to try and achieve, for the sake of my family and collegues.)

Then again I might be way off, and Karma is, like it is popularly thought, is like an account of right and wrong, both.

Can any Vedic Scholars / knowledgeable Buddhists confirm or refute this? Its been a while since I was sitting in lectures on Religious Traditions in South Asia, with Dr Mariau.

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you still owe me for a burger.
since when fozzie?!?