![]() Thus does each soul create its own destiny through thought, feeling and action. ![]() If we love and give, we will be loved and given to. If we cause others to suffer, then the experience of suffering will come to us. The soul reaps the effects of its own actions. Yes! Karma is the law of action and reaction which governs life. If you do good, too, the good will be returned to you somehow. They may be paying for some action that was done in a past life. If the pain inflicted was physical, physical pain will return. If the pain inflicted was emotional, emotional pain will return. If the pain inflicted was mental, mental pain will return. When the reaction to your previous action of causing pain to another being does return to you, you will feel the same pain. But it will return in your next life, or even in some life after that. It may not return immediately, maybe not even during this lifetime. In a similar way, if you cause pain to someone else, you can be certain that the same pain will come back to you. And, the reaction is equal to the action. Try striking the top of a table with your bare knuckles? It would hurt, wouldn’t it? The harder you strike, the more the pain. Esoterically, karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and all previous lives, all of which determine our future. Karma is not fate, for God endowed his children with the power to act with free will. Karma literally means “deed or act”, and more broadly describes the principle of cause and effect. These characteristics are collectively called the karma of the soul. ![]() The soul carries with it the mental impressions it received during its earthly life. Karma is the law of action and reaction which governs life. All Hindus know that they take many births and receive the results of their own actions in this and future lives. They capsulize our ancient religion’s view of life, death and immortality. They revealed the laws of karma and reincarnation which are now two of Hinduism’s most central beliefs. What happens after death? Why is there so much happiness for some and suffering for others in a lifetime? The Gods revealed to the rishis in their deepest meditations the answers to these puzzling questions. Our wise Rishis of long ago desired to know the mysteries of life and death. Insights on Two Fundamental Hindu Concepts From the Teachings of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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