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What do you think that people mean by 'Karma'?
Asked by Lost Soul,
19 May '12 09:27 pm
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"Karma" literally means "deed" or "act", and more broadly names the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction, which Hindus believe governs all consciousness.Karma is not fate, for we act with what can be described as a conditioned free will creating our own destinies. According to the Vedas, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evil, we will reap evil. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determine our future. The conquest of karma lies in intelligent action and dispassionate reaction. Not all karmas rebound immediately. Some accumulate and return unexpectedly in this or other lifetimes.Human beings are said to produce karma in four ways
Hinduism accepts the concept of reincarnation, and what determines the state of an individual in the next existence is karma which refers to the actions undertaken by the body and the mind. In order to achieve good karma it is importa ...more
Answered by Prince Deva, 19 May '12 09:31 pm
Hinduism accepts the concept of reincarnation, and what determines the state of an individual in the next existence is karma which refers to the actions undertaken by the body and the mind. In order to achieve good karma it is importa ...more
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Whatever the people act...whether it is good karma or bad karma...that's called karma....
Answered by vijay, 19 May '12 09:33 pm
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Duty to be done. Bhagwad Gita says "Do your duty and leave the rest to God".
Karma also means destiny. You will be destined to get what you deserve.
Answered by Seshadri Srinivasan, 19 May '12 09:28 pm
Karma also means destiny. You will be destined to get what you deserve.
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