So her theory is that, if you do something for the purpose of good karma, it won't give you good karma. In her opinion, your intentions cannot be to gain good karma in order to gain good karma. I have to disagree. I see karma as being a bit cut and dry in the sense that your actions can be good, bad, or neutral, with varying degrees of each. Yes, some actions can do both good and bad but I think that some good cancels out some bad, and vise-versa.
So I really don't see how karma would not come just because you want it to, in spite of the fact that you've done something to deserve it. In fact, part of the reason we do things is because of our belief in a certain repercussion, as dictated by our particular belief system, whether we intend to or not. Our belief systems are sort of the basis of our morality so it would be natural that it dictates what is right and what is wrong. These concepts are reinforced with hope of reward and fear of punishment, which is the first psychological stage of maturity. However, this stage influences our development in further stages and dictates our morality in general. What we learn dictates what we develop and practise later in life.
So, once again, I don't see how it's possible that karma wouldn't come simply because you want it to. We had this discussion about half a year ago but it has not stopped bothering me since. I was curious to hear everyone else's opinions on this.
(edit: woohoo! post number 100!
