Karma
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Karma is, in certain Eastern religions or philosophies, the concept that a person's actions in the material world directly affect his future experiences there and also have consequences in the afterlife. Positive actions lead to positive experiences and outcomes; similarly, negative ones lead to undesirable results.
Lost
Many explicit references to the word karma involve Sawyer:
- When Sawyer encounters Sayid after his return, he says, "Well, well, well. I don't know if you Islam's got a concept of karma, but I get the sense this island just served you up a heaping platter of cosmic payback." ("All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues")
- Frank Duckett’s last words are that “it’ll come back around” after Sawyer has fatally shot him. ("Outlaws")
- When Sawyer asks Juliet why she is going back to the survivor camp to help Sayid, Bernard, and Jin, she replies, "Karma. Why are you going back, James?" ("Through the Looking Glass")
Bernard also mentions karma when fishing with Jin in the Episode "Ji Yeon":
JIN: Then why do you stay with Jack? BERNARD: Because it was the right thing to do. Locke, uh... He's a murderer. See, it's all about karma, Jin. Do you know karma? (Jin nods) BERNARD: You make bad choices, bad things happen to you. But you make good choices, and then good-- (Bernard is interrupted as a fish gets caught to Jin's rod). Hey! Hey, hey, hey! You got one! Yeah. Here, pull it in. (Jin pulls the fish in) BERNARD: Wow, look at that! You see? Now, that's karma. We must be the good guys, huh?
The Lost Experience
- The "Karma Imperative" is mentioned by DJ Dan:
