In my opinion, which could very well be right, the people from Dharma are Hindu.
In the Hindu religion, the word Dharma means "Your meaning/duty in life" and isn't that what the Dharma Innitiative is all about?

And also, the black smoke must be a form of Karma(another strong belief of Hindu's), since right after Nikki did that to Paolo, we heard the smoke, and a bunch of spiders came out of nowhere.



(Sorry if there is already a thread like this. My apologies) :)

I am leaning toward believing this as well. Colleen's funeral could have been Buddhist, playing music and cremation. Dharma is a commonly used Buddhist term as well. But I always thought Buddhist belief was based in live and let live, and to not bring harm to others. this is the only part that doesnt jive with all of this

i have always thought the same thing. there are so many religious undertones to the show.

I am leaning toward believing this as well. Colleen's funeral could have been Buddhist, playing music and cremation. Dharma is a commonly used Buddhist term as well. But I always thought Buddhist belief was based in live and let live, and to not bring harm to others. this is the only part that doesnt jive with all of this

Yea I thought about that too. :)
So then I also thought, that maybe the Others are just being flat out cruel and mean to all the survivors; maybe they're just doing the things they do as a form of Karma.
Since mainly all of them have done something bad in their lives, the Others probably think they should pay, somehow.

I thought they were Buddhists.brainwashing video and all!