Karma

Many Eastern religions, including Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism, have a strong belief in karma. This intricate and multidimensional concept is based on the law of cause and effect, which states that every decision made, thought, and word has an impact on how things turn out in the future. The law of moral causation, which holds that the morality of our past deeds—good or bad—determines the kinds of experiences we will have in the future, is the most basic interpretation of karma. 
"Karma" is derived from a Sanskrit term that means "action" or "deed." Karma, however, includes more than just our outward deeds; it also includes our intents and ideas. In this way, karma is closely related to our moral and ethical behavior in addition to being a mechanical or deterministic force. It implies that each person is in charge of their own fate, which is determined by the decisions and deeds they commit both now and in the past. 
In Hinduism, dharma—the moral and ethical obligations that shape a person's life—and karma are closely related ideas. Good karma, which results from following one's dharma, helps one achieve a fortunate rebirth or break free from the cycle of reincarnation. On the other hand, disobeying or disregarding dharma results in negative karma, which has an adverse effect on one's life and/or the next. Moksha, or freedom from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, is the ultimate goal in Hinduism and can only be attained by amassing good karma and cleansing the soul. 
Buddhism presents a somewhat different understanding of karma although having some similar ideas. Karma is not seen as a supernatural decree or a system of rewards and punishments, but rather as a natural rule of the cosmos in Buddhism. It functions in an impersonal manner devoid of divine intervention. According to what the Buddha taught, our deeds, whether deliberate or not, leave mental traces that influence our consciousness and experiences. The quality of our existence in this life and the next is determined by these imprints. Buddhism holds that enlightenment can only be attained by comprehending and transcending karma, which ends suffering and leads to Nirvana. 
Jainism likewise places a strong emphasis on karma, seeing it as a type of imperceptible material that clings to the soul and shapes its destiny and subsequent rebirths. The soul is bound to the cycle of samsara, or birth and death, as a result of the accumulation of karma. Jainism holds that one can attain kevala, the highest state of life, or freedom by rigorous ethical behavior, self-discipline, and spiritual activities. 
The idea of karma is not exclusive to Eastern faiths; Western philosophy and popular culture have also found use for it. Regardless of their theological views, karma is understood by many as a cosmic justice system in which good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds are punished. Even if it is oversimplified, this explanation captures the universal human yearning for justice and morality in the cosmos. 
Karma, however, does not imply prompt punishment or gain. It follows its own schedule and frequently spans several lifetimes. This component of karma opposes the idea of instant justice and promotes self-reflection, patience, and a long-term view of one's acts and their results. Along with emphasizing personal accountability, it views people as the creators of their own destiny. 
Karma basically acts as a reminder of how intertwined all life is. It conveys the lesson that all of our deeds, good or bad, have repercussions that go beyond the confines of our immediate environment and even beyond our lifespan. Through practicing mindfulness, compassion, and moral behavior, we can create good karma that benefits not only ourselves but also other people and the world's peace. 
To sum up, karma is a deep and complex idea that goes beyond the basic ideas of cause and consequence. It is a moral and spiritual precept that emphasizes the significance of ethical behavior, deliberate life, and individual accountability. We can navigate our lives with more knowledge, purpose, and a stronger sense of connectedness to the cosmos and the moral order that supports it if we comprehend and accept the concepts of karma.
When faced with pressure and having suffered a devastating blow of some sort, people tend to attribute the reason to karma. Some people believe that everything can be explained by the concepts of good and negative karma. Is it possible that life is so incredibly erratic? Why would a good God put humans in such a predicament and make the world so unpredictable? Karma exists, to put it mildly. When a human being produces a situation in this lifetime through their past actions, karma is at work. When a situation in life arises due to natural events or the deeds of other people who are not directly involved in the matter at hand, karma is not at work. I'll provide instances. 
Karma. A man is avaricious and always looks to increase the possessions he may claim as his own. Materialistic. He mostly succeeds in becoming a man of money, and he secretly takes great pleasure in his capacity to seduce or control people into helping him achieve his goals. Eventually, he finds himself impoverished one day after being surpassed by someone with more charm or cunning. Is this a karmic thing? It's true that the man brought this upon himself by hoarding possessions and boasting. In essence, he put out a sign saying, "Come steal from me," for everyone to see. It would also be karma if the selfish one's actions left a former business partner broke and destitute, and the partner then orchestrated the greedy one's marital problems. Karma is when a person's problems may be directly linked to their own deeds during this lifetime. 
Not karma. A woman eventually marries and becomes pregnant because she wants children. By a random act of nature, one of her conceptions is mongoloid and retarded due to an additional chromosome. Friends point out that she wasn't a meticulous housekeeper, or maybe she was juggling her business and family obligations, and that her current situation is a result of karma because she has to stay at home and take care of the new child, who needs round-the-clock care. An additional instance would be a vehicle collision on the highway where a driver encounters an inebriated motorist directly as they round a curve. Did the victim in any way contribute to this mishap? It was just a matter of location and timing, like a game of chance. There is no karma in these cases, not even in the sense of punishment from a past life, which never happens. Every incarnation is genuinely a new beginning.
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