Does Karma influence whom we meet?

Yes, but this does not mean that all relationships are predetermined. We may have certain karmic predispositions to feel close to or to have friction with certain people. But this does not mean that our relationship with them must continue along same lines.

If we are kind to those who speak ill of us and try to communicate with them, the relationship will change, creating positive Karma that will bring happiness in the future.

We are not karmically bound to others, there are no special people who are the one and only one for us. Since we had many past lives, we have had contact with every being some time before. Our relationship with any particular person also change constantly.

However, past karmic connections can influence our present relationship. For example, if someone has been our spiritual mentor in a past life, we may be drawn to that person in this lifetime and when he or she teaches us the Dharma, it may have a very strong effect on us.

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