Different kinds of Karmas
The entire universe works on the concept of Karma (person’s doings and actions). The law of karma applies to all the creatures on earth. This law is based on the theory of action and reaction. Whatever a person will sow, he shall reap the results accordingly. The law is similar to the Newton’s law of action and reaction which states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In a similar way, law of Karma states that if you perform good deeds during your life, you will reap good results for the same. Similarly if you do all the wrong deeds, you will be punished by the God for same. You must have come across thousands of people in your life; some are happy and are always healthy, whereas some are always suffering from health problems. Consider the case of some people who are running good businesses whereas some are always struggling with their business. All these sufferings and joys in your life are driven by the law of Karma. The website of karma-knowledge.com (organization helping people to choose right paths of action in their lives so that they can accumulate good Karmas) beautifully explains the different kinds of Karma. Few of the details about these Karmas are listed below. Sanchita Karma – These are the karmas (all good and bad) which a person accumulates from his past life. These also include the karmas till the present moment in the present life. Sanchita Karmas define a person’s total Karmic account. Credits in the karmic account are defined by the good karmas and debit is defined by bad karmas. Balance of credits and debits is maintained separately in the karmic account. A soul has to face the consequences for both types of karmas during each cycle of rebirth and death. A person can reduce his karmic debits by indulging in some kind of selfless service, meditation or spiritual practices. Prarabdha Karma – These are a portion of Sanchita Karmas (both credits and debits) which a person has to exhaust during his present life. These Prarabdha Karmas form the destiny of that person in his present life. The Good karmas of the Prarabdha karma take the form of rewards i.e. good health, good career, good life partner, adequate wealth etc. The bad karmas of the Prarabdha karma take the form of punishments such as poverty, health problems, and losses in business etc. Agami Karma – Also known as Kriyamana Karma, Agami Karmas are the actions which are yet to be performed by the person in his present...
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All the Hindus in the world are well aware of the ‘Geeta Saar’ which has been mentioned in the holy book “Bhagwad Gita”. The holy book compiles the lessons given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battle ground of Kurukshetra. Geeta Saar says “Karma kiye jaa phal ki icchcha mat kar” which means you must focus on doing your best and let your actions decide the outcome. ‘Karma’ means the doings and actions; be it good or bad. Our universe is governed by the law of Karma which works on the concept of “Jo Jas Karai so tas fal chakha” which means as you sow, so shall you reap. Man is born on earth to perform some good deeds. Based on his doings, man reaps the results accordingly. Less the number of sins performed by a man in his present life, the better life he will get in his next birth. This law is universal and is not only applicable to Hindus but to all the creatures on earth. Every creature doing the wrong deeds will definitely be punished by God sometime in his life. If not in his present life, he will have to pay for his sins in his next life and this will continue until and unless that person has paid for all his sins of past lives. In a similar manner, a pious person doing all the good deeds will be rewarded accordingly by God. He will definitely lead a better life in his next births. What Bhagwad Geeta says is that all persons must focus on doing actions and it’s their inner conscious which will tell them what is good and what is bad. Whatever you do, leave the results to God as he is the one who will either punish you or reward you for your deeds. Your task is only to perform the action and the rest would be taken care of by the ultimate supreme power. According to the Law of Karma, one will achieve salvation (get rid of cycle of rebirths) once he has paid for all his sins pending from past lives. For in depth knowledge about the theory Karma, the process of rebirths, and the law of karma governing the universe, you can explore the website of ‘karma-knowlege.com’, which is an organization that helps people find the right paths of...
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