Yes, I am talking Karma. I have always been fascinated with the concept of Karma, and this was the underlying theme of my first novel, The Empress Returns.
The book is narrated by Lewis, a poor soul who is caught up in karmic wheel and struck by the knowledge of truth. He is battling the effects of past karma, or so it would appear.
But where does the theory of karma come from, and who decides our fate?
Karma is a belief. This belief system has been born into different religions, such as Hinduism & Buddhism. I have just finished an assignment on traditional Buddhism and it has left me even more fascinated in the concept of Karma.
Buddha was a man who lived 2500 years ago. When he died his faith was left to all his followers to create the lasting legacy of what we know now as Buddhism. Monks chant in prayer and meditation to spread the teachings of Buddha, and in simple terms, to create a pattern of good things attract good things, and bad attracts bad- In this life and the next.
Now I am no expert in this, and the more I delve into it, the more I realise the complex belief system of Karma and I am literally just skimming the surface.
Last year I did an assignment on the The Dalai Lama and was gripped with the process of finding a new Dalai Lama . When the The Dalai Lama dies, Senior Lama's actually go out and seek young children who show signs of being the new reincarnated lama. Such as recognising clothes scents, places and such. They will concentrate on all levels to find the next The Dalai Lama
I mention reincarnation because they are linked. The belief is that you come back with with three important ingredients. A mothers egg, a fathers sperm and your past karmic state.
The past influences the future.
In this belief, right now, you are creating your future.
Thoughts?
Here is my fictional supernatural thriller THE EMPRESS RETURNS