I would appreciate any comments on the below conceptualization of karma, even if you don't necessarily believe in it:
karma is a mental factor, separate from the physical/mental action and results thereof. More accurately, karma is the urge to act.
A. Karma is a mental factor born of three separate mental factors:
- Distinguishing- recognition of the object at which our action will be directed
- We distinguish an object from a sense field such as this person from that person or this voice from others.
- Intention- what we aim to do (defined by as motivation by Buddhist literature)
- Can be positive or negative, we can aim to help or hurt
- Emotion- what we feel creates the urge (karma)
- Example: love- we feel urge to help, irritated- we feel urge to get away
B. Three types of Karma exist:
- Mental- urge to think something, usually for a period of time.
- Example: plotting to play a practical joke.
- Usually Physical and Verbal Karma follow this
- Physical- urge to do something
- Verbal- urge to say something