Wesley Huff
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Wowza. Karma. No.
Wowza. Karma. No.
No, no. You know this idea, like, I think that we have a skewed understanding.
No, no. You know this idea, like, I think that we have a skewed understanding.
No, no. You know this idea, like, I think that we have a skewed understanding.
Yeah, sure. I think we have a skewed understanding of karma, and Akash can speak to it more, but this idea, like, it's transactional. I do a bad thing, and then something bad happens to me later. But it might be a little bit something more like... You live within your karma. Doing bad things makes you feel bad about yourself. And then you exist within this badness, right?
Yeah, sure. I think we have a skewed understanding of karma, and Akash can speak to it more, but this idea, like, it's transactional. I do a bad thing, and then something bad happens to me later. But it might be a little bit something more like... You live within your karma. Doing bad things makes you feel bad about yourself. And then you exist within this badness, right?
Yeah, sure. I think we have a skewed understanding of karma, and Akash can speak to it more, but this idea, like, it's transactional. I do a bad thing, and then something bad happens to me later. But it might be a little bit something more like... You live within your karma. Doing bad things makes you feel bad about yourself. And then you exist within this badness, right?
You just feel horrible because of these bad things that you've done. And you could maybe say the same is true about Christianity. living this Christ-like life makes you feel good, makes you—I'm not saying having heaven on earth, but that following this way not only gives you eternal salvation, but also makes your life better while you are here.
You just feel horrible because of these bad things that you've done. And you could maybe say the same is true about Christianity. living this Christ-like life makes you feel good, makes you—I'm not saying having heaven on earth, but that following this way not only gives you eternal salvation, but also makes your life better while you are here.
You just feel horrible because of these bad things that you've done. And you could maybe say the same is true about Christianity. living this Christ-like life makes you feel good, makes you—I'm not saying having heaven on earth, but that following this way not only gives you eternal salvation, but also makes your life better while you are here.
Would you say that that would be true for most Christians, that aspiring to live a Christ-like life will actually make you feel better than a life of sin? Yeah.
Would you say that that would be true for most Christians, that aspiring to live a Christ-like life will actually make you feel better than a life of sin? Yeah.
Would you say that that would be true for most Christians, that aspiring to live a Christ-like life will actually make you feel better than a life of sin? Yeah.
Okay. So there's a pragmatism to it, I think, that only gets you so far.
Okay. So there's a pragmatism to it, I think, that only gets you so far.
Okay. So there's a pragmatism to it, I think, that only gets you so far.
want to do the good thing i'm not suggesting the good thing i'm not suggesting that we like establish these rules and that's how society should function what what i am suggesting is what you're saying is that like by living this life you will feel better and ultimately have a more fulfilling life right and while you a devout christian might say yeah that might be the case like while you're here but you're not going to get that eternal salvation but to those people who are
want to do the good thing i'm not suggesting the good thing i'm not suggesting that we like establish these rules and that's how society should function what what i am suggesting is what you're saying is that like by living this life you will feel better and ultimately have a more fulfilling life right and while you a devout christian might say yeah that might be the case like while you're here but you're not going to get that eternal salvation but to those people who are
want to do the good thing i'm not suggesting the good thing i'm not suggesting that we like establish these rules and that's how society should function what what i am suggesting is what you're saying is that like by living this life you will feel better and ultimately have a more fulfilling life right and while you a devout christian might say yeah that might be the case like while you're here but you're not going to get that eternal salvation but to those people who are