Sharon Stone Apologizes for "Karma" Remark. But What Is It?

CitizenSugar — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:18 -0700

Sharon Stone has become a bit of a Karma Chameleon, and apologized for her statement that the earthquake was China's Karma coming back to haunt them.

She said, "Due to my inappropriate words and acts during the interview, I feel deeply sorry and sad about hurting Chinese people." She's been removed from Dior ads in China following the incident.

Karma is an important concept for Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs — but what is it exactly? The word translated simply means "action". The doctrine of karma developed and taugh by the Buddha, a spiritual teacher thought to have lived about 2,500 years ago. It simply means, whatever comes into existence does so in response to the conditions at the time, and in turn affects what comes after it. How was Sharon Stone wrong? To find out,

Sharon Stone Says Earthquake Was "Karma." Outrageous?

CitizenSugar — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:56 -0700

Over the weekend at the Cannes Film Festival, Sharon Stone had the opportunity to tell the world exactly how she felt about the earthquake in China (the death toll from which has just topped 65,000). Here's what Ms. Stone had to say:

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"Well, you know, it was very interesting . . . I am unhappy about the way Chinese are treating the Tibetans . . . Then all this earthquake, all this stuff happened, I thought, is that karma? When you are not nice, the bad things happen to you." While she did reference the Dalai Lama, and seemed like she was trying to make a point, the flippant delivery or the way she sort of smiled while she was saying it begs the question — is it even possible a natural disaster that killed 65,000 people is the result of bad karma? Then highlighting that she'd put her head down and helped out, even though the Chinese aren't "nice to you," makes one wonder — does Sharon Stone have a point or is she creating a little karma of her own?

Sharon Stone Says Earthquake Was "Karma." Outrageous?

Outrageous and harmful! We shouldn't let the uniformed talk about global issues.

Well, it might not be what I'd say, but she has a right to her opinion.

She has a point! The Chinese government makes it hard to help, she was just illustrating.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.

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Sharon Stone Apologizes for "Karma" Remark. But What Is It?

Sharon Stone Says Earthquake Was "Karma." Outrageous?