SOME THOUGHTS ON KARMA Etc.--12

[Guest guest]

Hari OM. Requests have been received from two members through personal mails, asking to me to throw more light on Karma. This humble self will be only too glad to throw further light in this regard. But this might result in restatement of certain things that have already been said. It shall be the endeavour of this humble self to keep repetitions to the bare minimum.

 

 

The theory of Karma is common to all the religions that originated in India viz., Hinduism, Buddhism,Sikhism and Jainism. Briefly put,it states that is a universal accounting system in which each individual must experience the consequences of all his actions (

Karmas), be they good or bad. Good actions bring good results and bad actions invariably result in sufferings to the one who perpetrates them. The theory also states that the consequences of actions need not necessarily be experienced in the present life. They can be carried over into future lives. The main classification of Karma according to many schools of thought is as explained below:-

 

 

Sanchita Karma or the accumulated balance of Karmic debts from earlier births.

 

Prarabdha Karma. Prarabdha is often translated as as Destiny. It a represents that part of the Sanchita Karma which must be exhausted or utilised in the present life.

 

Agami Karma. New Karmas accumulated in the present life which is carried forward into future lifes.

 

The theory of Karma is valid as long as one considers himself separate from the Self. An ignorant person will pass through a series of pre-ordained activities and experiences, all of which are the consequences of previous acts and thoughts . Every act and experience in a person`s life is determined at birth and that the only freedom one has, is to realize that there is no one acting and no one experiencing. Once one realizes the Self, there is no one left to experience the consequences of actions and thereafter Karma does not bind.

 

(to be continued)

G.Balasubramanian