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Karma
The term Karma refers to the deeds performed by an
individual, which ultimately decides his destiny. Thus, Karma and
destiny are associated with each other. The kind of karma that a
person carries out tells a lot about his character and personality. A
person is not born great or small, it is his deeds or the karmas that
make him noble or criminal. The God maintains an account of our karmas
and accordingly we get the fruit, which can be good or bad. Well, in
this article, we will give you a clear idea about the meaning of
Karma. Read on to know about the effects of Karma.
There are basically three types of Karmas:
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Sukarma: it refers to the good deeds or the
positive actions that a man performs for the goodness and welfare of
mankind. It is an act, in which both the parties, as in the one who is
performing the act and the one for whom the deed is carried out, both
derive pleasure and happiness. It is based on the concept that if I do
something for you, you feel thrilled and seeing you happy and
cheerful, I derive pleasure and contentment.
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Vikarma: It refers to the selfish acts that are
performed to cause harm to others or to pose hindrances in the success
and prosperity of others. Well, these kinds of karmas are usually
performed by crooks, who can't see others happy and their gladness
lies in the sorrows of others.
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Akarma: it refers to the neutral actions. It
means the activities that you are carrying out neither cause any kind
of harm to the other person nor do they bring any sort of happiness to
others.
Karma and Reincarnation
Many people are in a habit of cribbing their fate for
the bad things that happen to them. Well, the law of Karma instead
emphasizes that it is not your luck that gives you happiness or
suffering, but it is your own Karmas that decide your destiny. The happy
moments that we get to see are a result of the good deeds that we have
performed and the sufferings we go through are the resultant of the
negative or the wrongful deeds that we have performed in the past. Karma
decides whether you will be given liberation or reincarnation. Read on
to know more about law of Karma and reincarnation.
People who indulge in good deeds and carry out activities for
righteousness, their souls rest in peace after their death. They get
freedom from the vicious circle of rebirth. A deed is said to be good,
when it is done for a noble cause, in which the person carrying out the
task does not have any selfish interest. When the act is performed in an
honest manner and that too for the welfare of other beings, the person
is said to have performed good karmas. On the contrary, if a person
engages in activities that are meant to or are likely to cause harm to
others, then he is said to perform bad karmas, which will ultimately
lead to reincarnation and the person will have to bear the brunt of his
past life karmas in his next birth also.
When a person dies, it is basically the physical body that gets
destroyed and not the soul. In the next birth, the body is new but the
soul is the same. The person is sent back to earth in some new form of
life, to face the consequences of his past karmas and thus make up for
the loss he has caused to others. This is the God's way of doing
justice. People who do good to others get liberation. It happens to
those who attain enlightenment and have a realization of the Self. When
a person becomes aware of himself and the power of God lying within, he
understands the prime goal for which he is sent to earth and this paves
way for bliss.
Karma in Hindu Religion
Numerous mentions have been made about the concept of
Karma in the Indian epic Mahabharta. In the Mahabharta, when Arjun gets
to know that his own family members are a part of the enemy side and he
has to fight a battle with his own people, he thought of withdrawing
from the battle. At that point of time, Lord Krishna made him realize
that he must perform his Karma. Thus, the theory of Karma is given high
importance in the Hindu religion. To know more about Karma in Hinduism,
read on.
There have been many philosophies that have focused on the performance
of karma like the Vedanta philosophy. Vedanta philosophy has a strong
faith in the Karma and it stresses on the fact that, it is the Karma
that governs life and not the fate. Karma determines a man's fate. A man
creates his own destiny by the performance of deeds. Whatever you give
to life, it will return it back to you. If you give happiness, you will
be blessed with happiness. If you occupy yourself in fraudulent
activities and misdeeds, you will also be deceived by someone or the
other.
Law of Karma
The law of karma is based on the concept of cause and
effect relationship. It says that, every action has an equal and
opposite reaction. The kind of deeds an individual performs, determines
his fate. Karmas are performed only in the human life. It is the karmas
that will ultimately decide that a person after his death will head his
way for heaven or hell. To know more about the Karma law of cause and
effect, read on.
If you perform good karmas, you will attain moksha and get free from
this vicious circle of rebirth. All living beings, except for humans are
burning their bad karmas and slowly and steadily rising above, to live
the life of a human being. But, we human beings are wasting our lives,
by performing bad karmas. The inhabitants of the heavenly planets are
also making full use of their good karmas. Good souls attain bliss
(nirvana) from the cycle of rebirth and depart for heaven.
All living beings are subject to the law of Karma. The karma law is
based on the philosophy of 'as you sow, so shall you reap'. It says that
if you give happiness to others, they will also try to bring a smile on
your face by making you feel happy. It also holds true in the vice versa
situation. If you do wrong to others, they will also indulge in wrongful
activities. Life is like a mirror, it reflects what you do. So, treat it
with a smile and a smile will come back to you.
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