Karma and redemption: A religious approach to family violence

Abstract

Violence within the family is becoming so widespread that its treatment cannot be left to specialists alone, but increasingly will be faced by the helping professions generally. The Hindu concept of Karma and the Christian theory of redemption together provide a religious understanding for those who seek to help both the perpetrators and victims of family violence. Karma holds the truth that actions bear consequences, whereas redemption suggests that the evil consequences can be altered for good. The result is a new Karmic law which provides a fundamental starting point for family abuse counseling.

Chinese and Indian interpretations of pain: A qualitative evidence synthesis to facilitate chronic pain management

“…These spiritual meanings were evident across studies involving both Indian and Chinese participants and were generally associated with wrongs the individual had done in past or present, in a previous life, or simply bad luck. The idea of karma is common in Hindu beliefs, tying illness and disease to fate 72 . Similarly, the view of ill‐health as a curse due to evil spirits, fate, or payback has previously been described as a feature of Chinese cultures 73 …”

“…The idea of karma is common in Hindu beliefs, tying illness and disease to fate. 72 Similarly, the view of ill-health as a curse due to evil spirits, fate, or payback has previously been described as a feature of Chinese cultures. 73 In the Chinese studies, pain was commonly ascribed to an internal imbalance, such as an imbalance of hot and cold, blocked meridians, disturbed energy status, or excessive emotions.…”

Because She Has a Younger Husband: Critically Examining the Facebookers’ Comments Responding to Domestic Violence against a Famous Cambodian Actress

“…These findings reflected a better understanding of women regarding justice provided by laws. Since Cambodia has sufficient laws to tackle domestic violence, family, especially women should seek legal helps from police or authority according to laws and policies made by government to prevent violence against women [43]. These findings could be a positive one which the concerned entities have expected from laws and campaigns and can be best explained by the exchange theory as it views that the lesser consequence of crime motivates high crime rate [20].…”

“…As many people believed that the person should endure the suffering according previous life's Karma [43] [47]; others might intentionally exploit this belief to achieve their goals and placed women in inferior positions [48]. Belief in Karma in the context of violence/crime can jeopardize justice, perpetuate inequality, and encourage more violence as the criminal receives rewards from violence rather than get punished as explained in the exchange/social control theory.…”