Karma and Consequences: Tales of Moral Retribution in Traditional Chinese Culture

The concept of moral retribution is fundamental in traditional Chinese culture. The saying “People act, Heaven watches” implies that every choice between good and evil shapes your future. Regardless of modern belief, this principle continues to influence actions and events. The Song Dynasty scholar Hong Mai documented various actual events of karmic retribution in his ...

Mikel Davis

Rock painted with the Yin-Yang symbol sits on a beach.

Feeding Desires, Facing Retribution: Man Loi’s Curse of the Soft-Shelled Turtle

In the quiet corridors of a county hospital in Thailand, the director and chief doctor shared a fascinating yet sobering story about a patient. The tale revolves around Man Loi, whose seemingly routine choices take a peculiar turn, leading to unexpected and tragic consequences. As the hospital director recounted this thought-provoking narrative, it shed light ...

Tatiana Denning

A soft-shelled turtle.

Words Have Consequences: Two Tales of Karmic Retribution

Here are two stories that illustrate the idea of “words have consequences,” emphasizing that people should keep their promises and act virtuously. These tales of karmic retribution reveal that the principle of cause and effect is not an empty concept. Words spoken, immediately proven Lei Feng was a soldier in the Chinese Communist Army, and ...

Max Lu

Lightning strikes over sandhills.

Horrible Retribution for Cruelty to Animals

In life, we unconsciously create many karmic debts, including the killing of animals. Since our actions create karma, the karmic retribution for those actions will inevitably come. Sincere repentance allows three mute sons to speak In the past, there was a scholar in the state of Pei whose wife gave birth to triplets. However, by ...

Mikel Davis

Large group of African safari animals.

Karmic Retribution: Powerful Examples of Karma for Bullying and Murder

Karmic retribution means that every deed or action has consequences, and evil deeds bring suffering. Suffering is not punishment by a God who is free to punish or not, but rather is an inevitable consequence of evil actions. A school bully pays the price through karmic retribution In 2018, a bizarre death occurred at a junior ...

Hermann Rohr

Karmic retribution.

Tales of Mysterious Retribution Following Murder and Thievery

Our world can sometimes show us mysteries that either surprise or shock us. The following are two such stories about mysterious retribution. Thief meets retribution: dies half an hour after stealing a motorbike Recently, a delivery driver reported a stolen motorbike to the police. Within 20 minutes of the phone call, a train ran over ...

Emma Lu

An active crime scene.

Malicious Rumors and Lies Can Incur Terrible Retribution

Disaster does not happen by chance. It is the best proof of the iron law of cause and effect. From related bizarre and interlocking events, it can help people believe that retribution does come about! This is one of the bizarre cases that happened in the recent past. But it is possibly representative of what ...

Michael Segarty

Two women gossiping.

The Merchant’s Retribution Was Changed

A merchant who cheats will suffer retribution. The merchant Zhao Defang was the father of three sons. He lived toward the end of the Qing Dynasty and enjoyed a very prosperous life. All of his sons were married. When Zhao celebrated his 60th birthday, he confessed to his three sons that he deliberately rigged his ...

Emma Lu

Weighing scales.

Divine Retribution Suffered by a Midwife

Nobody can escape divine retribution, as the following story illustrates. In June of the 57th year of Qing Emperor Qianlong, a pregnant woman in a village in Andong County was going to give birth. She invited a midwife to help her. After the woman safely gave birth to a baby boy, the midwife stayed overnight ...

Emma Lu

Close up of an Asian woman's hand holding the tiny heal of a newborn infant.

Fatal Retribution for the Wanton Slaughter of Sacred Turtles

The subjects of karma and retribution have long been widely discussed throughout the ages in the cultures of the Eastern and Western worlds. This account tells the true story of the severe retribution meted out to a group of people for savagely slaughtering and eating released turtles. It was emphasized by the author that this ...

Michael Segarty

Small turtle on a rock in a pond in a traditional Chinese garden near Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.