The Emergence Machine

Karma

abstract · Religion · Level 11 · E9

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Emergence definition

Karma emerges from the interplay between moral principles and the organized arrangement of matter, where particles occupy space and interact with energy, exhibiting patterns that govern its transformations and binding, and shape or arrangement that matter takes, as the particles that make up matter interact and transform in space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “karma” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
karma
Origin language
Sanskrit

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L4L2L1L0KarmaReligionBeliefCultureSocietyThoughtMoralObjectiveOrganism… intermediate l…FormStructureInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesReincarnationL12KarmaL11FormL2StructureL2MoralL4ReligionL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of karma
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    karma requires understanding structure as a foundational concept
  • Moral L4 (requires)
    Karma: The universal principle of moral causality, where an individual's actions and intentions generate a corresponding effect in this life or the next, influencing their future existence.
  • Religion L10 (requires)
    This is a specific religious tradition; understanding religion as a concept comes first

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