Karma, a concept that is used by both Hinduism and Buddhism, may be described simply as action or doing, including any kind of intentional action either physical or oral. Basically, it involves all actions that are either right or wrong, as well as the moral and immoral choices; however, actions that are involuntary or those that are done unconsciously are not included in the description basically because they do not involve making choices or volition (Gyatso 3). Karma is basically viewed in relation to the law of moral causation and forms an integral part in the doctrine of Buddhism, although this belief was commonly held in India earlier on even when Buddha had come into existence. However, the current practice has its source from the works of Buddha. The main philosophical argument involved in Kamma is the inequality that exists in the society in relation to sociological, physiological and psychological endowments (Gyatso 52). For instance, the society comprises people from different classes of wealth, different levels of intelligence and different levels of morality among other inequalities. In Buddhism, although genetic and environmental factors may have a hand in this inequality, Kamma also plays a significant role especially when the past and current actions are taken into perspective. Indeed, human beings should be held responsible for the miseries and issues that dog their lives based on their actions. This is basically the same view held by Hinduism where it is taken that human beings create their own destiny such that , a person will reap what he sees in his li fe on this world. In other words, our actions, past and present will determine the future and Karma will obviously rebound whether in the current life or next births; it generally involves our thoughts, words, actions and influences according to Hinduism. Upanishads Teachings Basically, the Upanishads view a person’s nature (self) and as directly connected to knowledge in such a way that, through knowledge, one is able to attain self-realization and overcome all the miseries of life. Indeed, the teachings tend to create a balance between spirituality and ordinary human life in the sense that, by following the path of attaining knowledge and the quest to understand the oneself as human through the use of individual intelligence, wisdom and talent, a person is becomes more endowed with capability to define his own destiny (Gamay para 4-5). Thus the Hindu view human beings as endowed with faculties to define the kind of life they need to live and a fitting life can only be attained by following the teachings of Upanishad. Buddhism Nobles on Human Beings Buddha Shakyamuni provided his teachings based on the enlightenment acquired beneath the Bodhi Tree and identified Four Noble Truths which included “Truth of Suffering; the Origins of Suffering; the Cessation of Suffering; the Truth of the Path” (Simpkins and Simpkins 52). In suffering, people tend to experience both internal and external suffering whereby, internal suffering will involve lack of happiness, pervasive suffering, birth, sickness, aging and death, while external suffering will involve realms that tend to create mental suffering