Sharon Stone, The Dalai Lama And The Karma Of Earthquakes

by Darren

An unfortunate byproduct of celebrity is that when someone famous opens their mouth, people tend to listen. Worse, they love to place particular emphasis on what the famed person says, as if their fame has somehow made their words more astute. Sharon Stone was relaxing at the Cannes Film Festival when a reporter asked her about the devastating earthquakes that have hit China.

What tumbles from her mouth is a strange, tangential rant, wherein she exposes for her insensitivity for all to see. It turns, out, you see, that the victims of the earthquake are suffering at the hands of Almighty Karma.

“Well you know it was very interesting because at first, you know, I am not happy about the ways the Chinese were treating the Tibetans because I don’t think anyone should be unkind to anyone else. And so I have been very concerned about how to think and what to do about that because I don’t like THAT, ” said Stone.

“And all these earthquake and stuff happened and I thought: IS THAT KARMA? When you are not nice that bad things happen to you.”

I’ll answer the question for Miss Stone. No, dumbass, that is not Karma. People getting hit by an earthquake is a tragic accident.

Karma is a bit more complicated, and thankfully, selective than that.

“The philosophical explanation of karma can differ slightly between traditions, but the general concept is basically the same. Through the law of karma, the effects of all deeds actively create past, present, and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one’s own life, and the pain and joy it brings to him/her and others. The results or ‘fruits’ of actions are called karma-phala. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, karma extends through one’s present life and all past and future lives as well.” - WikiPedia

So, no, Sharon, I just don’t see how it would apply. I’m not sure how much emphasis people are putting on the comments from Sharon Stone today, but I really hope it’s minimal. The woman is a complete dolt. She should learn to say merely “I don’t know” or “I’ll have to check” when she’s asked difficult questions she doesn’t have the answer for. But, like most celebrities, she never will.

Hopefully her “good friend” the Dalai Lama will go over the fine points of Karma the next time the two share some face time.