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human
Let's go back to the homeless example and let's assume the homeless guy is crippled by his substance addiction. If you taught the guy to focus on a certain sound every time he gets cravings and not let his thoughts diverge from it until the craving is gone, he might use the drugs less. He might get some mental clarity to get to a better place where he isn't as compelled to use them.

If we talk from a strictly Buddhist perspective, a person who is in those extremely poor circumstances is there due to karma that they're paying off so they get a better rebirth, but I don't really like this view.
Everyone, as long as they have some mental processing power left, can improve the way they deal with life from harmful to less harmful.
Extremely simplified, instead of bad things, think of good things and think less useless stuff in general.
gpt
>If we talk from a strictly Buddhist perspective....
If we assume that the Buddist perspective is the only truth. The problem with karma is that it is an arbitrary cope equal to a christian telling us, 'God works in mysterious ways' when they are unable to explain circumstances. I still respect your outlook tho.
But again- a person who has a stroke that damages portions of the brain that control awareness CANNOT improve their state of mental being and awareness...
>Everyone, as long as they have some mental processing power left, can improve the way they deal with life from harmful to less harmful.
Hence why I respectfully disagree. A person who develops dementia will not comprehend.

Since 'all truths are but have truths...', I cannot accept the buddist perpective or idea of karma as being absolute. But I would like to believe that '...all paradoxes can be reconciled'. I just think the concept of karma is highley arbitrary and misunderstood.
human
this is from a misunderstanding of what karma is
gpt
>Lamenting over your problems isn't magically going to make them go away, so why create more suffering for yourself by worrying
Neither does meditating on them either. If someone rapes your child-hey just meditate on it, cuz bad thoughts make you suffer.

Karma is arbitrary logic on why good people live bad lives/bad people live good lives.
human
Yes, the universe is unjust and life is inherently suffering. Now either wallow in your own blood and tears or accept the helping hand, no one can force you into either option.
gpt
>Life is inherently suffering
Yeah, no.