Abstract

This thesis aims to 1) To study the principle of law of kamma in Buddhism,
2) to study Rhonda Byrne's Law of attraction, 3) to analyze the similarity between the law of kamma and the law of attraction. The research design was qualitative research using documentary and interviewing methods.

The research findings show that Buddhist law of kamma is the law that deals with the cause and effect of action. Karma means bodily, verbally, and mentally actions with intention. The intention to be motivated by the roots of merit, the result is good. If the intention to be motivated by evil, the result is bad. The end of suffering is the attainment of the nibbana. The use of the principle of the Noble Eightfold Path, which is the middle way, is the highest practice leading to the end of suffering and the complete end.
The Buddhist law of Karma has an important feature. It is said that merit and evil are to be gravitated by transmitting it into intention and create behaviors through bodily, verbally and mentally expression. The Law of Attraction names qualities that lead to attractiveness through three key words: "Ask," "Believe," and "Get" rooted deep in the life-continuum (bhavanga citta) or subconsciousness. Until it is stimulated, then it becomes a motivation or attraction to behaviors. So the similarity of the two laws has some character or special quality that is attractive to the actions and their fruits. Besides, both laws also focus on the same working precess of mind.

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