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Here’s a summary in bullet quote style of Luna Kadampa’s article “Does Luck Exist?” (posted April 14, 2025). It blends karma, cause and effect, and Buddhist philosophy in a reflective yet accessible tone:
🍀 Does Luck Exist? – Summary Bullet Quotes
(Based on Luna Kadampa’s article)
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"If the universe runs on cause and effect, is anything truly random?"
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"Karma explains what 'luck' cannot—why things happen to me, not just why things happen."
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"The dictionary calls luck ‘success or failure brought by chance,’ but Buddhism calls it karma—cause and effect across lifetimes."
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"Voltaire said luck made no sense—because everything has a cause. But what if those causes span more than one life?"
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"Saying ‘I’m self-made, not lucky’ ignores karma we’ve created long before this life began."
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"Good or bad events may seem random, but they are the ripening of past mental seeds—karma in action."
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"‘Luck’ is just a description, not an explanation."
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"Why do some people work hard and get nothing, while others seem to coast into riches? Karma fills that gap."
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"There’s nothing magical or punishing about karma—it’s simply intention shaping experience."
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"Thinking you’re cursed or unlucky may ignore deeper inner causes—unseen, but not accidental."
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"We don’t get away with cruelty or deception. Karma ensures consequences—if not now, then later."
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"Those who harm others are building their own suffering—they’re more deserving of compassion, not less."
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"Karma is not an excuse for passivity—it empowers us to plant better seeds and build a better life."
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"Helping others is the best way to create the causes of being helped ourselves."
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