The notion of karma with reference to the Dhammapada Chapter 1, 'Pairs'

The first verse of the Dhammapada encapsulates the specific and unique Buddhist interpretation of karma

• Karma is not just about action; it is more comprehensive than this and begins with our thought process 

1. Mind precedes all mental states... If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts, suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of…