The law of karma, it always follow you, you can hide from everyone, but
you cannot hide from your karma. The
only option man have is to improve it.
The
law of Karma based on the course
effect relationship not only on the physical plane but also on the mental and
normal planes. In physical phenomena, the cause and effect relationship can
easily be demonstrated but in regard to Karma
Theory the effect of action cannot be physically analysed. The law of Karma operates through a series of
births. Man has to suffer the consequences of his actions until he succeeds in
regulating his actions by free knowledge and wisdom.
The
Karma philosophy has not baffled
people for centuries. The complexities of these phenomena have never been fully
understood by many ancient civilisations nor will it ever be understood by the
present.
The
Law of Karma centres on the
philosophy that as a man sows, so shall he reap. It is one of the major tenets
of Hinduism and is an important part of the daily lives of Hindus. Karma is born from desires and we are
born from Karma. Much effort is
placed in obtaining objects of desire and the fruits of such desire are
produced in the form of pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow.
The
fruits of Karma cannot be reaped in
one lifetime. One has to go through numerous cycles of births and deaths in
order to reap all the fruits of their Karma,
be it good or bad. Performance of good actions and noble deeds produces the Karmic fruit of joy, happiness and peace
while; the performing of evil and bad deeds produces the fruit of sorrow,
unhappiness and pain. The fruits of Karma
not experienced in this lifetime are carried on to the next life so that
the individual can get his full dues, whatever that may be. The deeds performed
are what determine the character of the next existence.
Clearly
it can be seen that the precepts of Karma
is embedded in the science of reincarnation. One does not stop existing after
death. The death process causes the soul to depart from one body into another
and the benefits of one's past Karma continues until that soul achieves the
supreme state of consciousness.
Whenever
there is a cause an effect must be produced. In other words, karma means not only action but also
result of an action. The consequences of action are not a separate thing. The
causer of the action cannot be separated from the action. Behind an action,
there are desires and thoughts, desires of object arises in the mind then one
thinks of how the desire can be fulfilled, then exerts to possess the desire to
be fulfilled. Desire and the action always go together. Thought of desire, how
to fulfil the desire and the action to achieve the desire, these are the three
threads that are the causes of the karma.
The
law of karma is one of the
fundamental doctoring in Hinduism. As a man sow so shell he rips. This is the
law of karma. If you do an evil
action you will suffer from it. On the other hand, if you do a good action you
will benefit from it. There is no power on the earth which can stop the result
of karma from yielding its fruits.
Every thought, every word every deed is as if were weighted on the scale of
eternal justice. Hindu believes
things on this universe do not happen accidentally of haphazardly. There is a
certain definite connection between what is happening now, and the law of karma.
Every
action produces 3 fold effects. It will give you an appropriate reward; will
affect your character, leaves behind an impression in your mind. Just as a
mango seed produces a mango tree and rice planted in the field produces a rice
plant, wheat plane will result in wheat harvest, the karma produces an equivalent result good or bad according to your
deed. If you do evil actions you will rip pain and suffering as your benefit.
If you do good things you will rip pleasure and happiness. This is the basic
law of karma.
Whatever
you saw by your action comes back to you. Your actions of the past are
responsible for your present condition your present action will shape will
shape your future; there is nothing chaotic in this world. You will become good
by good actions and bad by bad actions. Understand this law, and live wisely, have noble thoughts that will only
bring you happiness.
Varahamihira says that Astrology, like a lamp throws light
on the dark recesses of the future and reveals the results and consequences of Karma done in previous lives.
Man
suffers and enjoys the fruits of his past Karma
then what part do planets play in this game? Do they blindly and mechanically
indicate the current of human destines or is there any active agency on the
part of the planets.
If
a man loses his son, he suffers from his Karma,
which might consists in his having caused a similar affliction to somebody in
his previous birth and not because mars occupies the 5th house in the
horoscope. The time of fruition also synchronized with the Dasa indications.
In
life there is a continuous struggle between destiny (Vidhi) and free Will (Ichcha
Shakti,) and at any time the resultant of these two operative forces
determines one’s action.
In
the ordinary man, free Will (Ichcha
Shakti,) is not very strong. His action in life will, therefore correspond
to a very large extent, with the forecast given by his horoscope. But in the
case of persons of great spiritual development, there will be some variation
even though the general pattern will remain the same as indicated by the
horoscope. In this world of relativity, neither fate nor free will can be
supreme. It is some sort of conditional liberty which man enjoys.
