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Yoga Philosophy
Law of Karma
अन्य लिंक
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योगानन्दजी |
ओशो रजनीश
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Law of Karma |
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Law of Karma
: According to the theory of karma – every individual in successive
existences, reaps the fruit, of ignorance and desire as these were expressed in
action performed in antecedent existence(lives). In simple words law of karma
can be defined in terms of the law of cause and effect, which states that what
one does in this present life will have its effect in the next life.
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Meaning of Karma |
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Meaning of Karma
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Karma is the Sanskrit word, derived from the
root “kri” which means - “act”, or “to act”. |
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What are actions? Eating, walking, writing,
moving, laughing nay but every movement is action. According to physical and
mental activity action can be physical or mental(more).
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But here what in the theory of karma is
important that every action has a cause and because of that it is performed.
Moreover, performed action bound to produce the results. Therefore, all
actions with their relevant results prepare a chain of cause and effect.
This chain is called as the Samsara or Bhava chakra.
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Kinds of Karma |
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Kinds of Karma
– Actions performed in past or present life with their results are divided into
three heads : Sanchit Karma, Prarabdha Karma, and Sanchiyamana Karma
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Sanchit Karma
: Sanchit Karma are those Karma which are performed in past and whose result
is not matured (to be experienced).
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Prarabdha Karma
: Prarabdha karma are the action which are performed in past and whose result
is started to be experienced.
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Sanchiyamana Karma
: Sanchiyamana Karma, are those actions which are being performed in present
life and whose result are being accumulated for future experiences.
Therefore, with above classification all karma
comes under these three heads, and whatever the right or wrong a person
experiences in his life that is because of these.
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The inexorability or Karma
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The inexorability or Karma : The law
of karma is described as inexorable, i.e. it can not be negated or avoided for.
In the Mahabharat it its nature defined as –
“नाऽयं
परस्य सुकृतं दुष्कृतं चापि सेवते” –
means, no man inherits the good or evil act of another man;
“न
तु नाशोऽस्य विद्यते” – means, there is
no destruction of action;
“उभयं
तत् समीभूतम्” - means, there can be no
cessation till the account is squared;
“कुरुते
यादृशं कर्म तादृशं प्रतिपद्यते” – means,
whatever kinds of acts one performs, one receives that kind of result in
return.
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whatever one experiences that is result of his own karma, in the proportion of
his karma and up till the end of the Karma-phala.
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Role of God in Law of Karma |
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Role
of God in Law of Karma
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basis of above description it it can be observed that when anybody has to bear
for his good or bad deed then role of god becomes only as a impartial judge, who
can neither less nor more fruits than that of a person’s Karma. Although he is
Omnipotent and almighty but he has created the order of the world and maintain
it.
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Origin of the Theory of
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Origin of the Theory of Karma
: Origin of the Law of karma can be traced back to the Rig-Vedic concept
of “Rit”.
ṛta
—means, natural law, cosmic order, moral law, and the law of truth.
The god Varuṇa, was the guardian of
truth and righteousness. The concept of Rit signifies the cosmological order.
There is definite order which governs the world and maintain it. This cosmic
order also entails moral and ethical orders. Because when there is cosmic order
then to act accordingly is the responsibility of a person. This signifies the
rules and regulations. Therefore moral and ethical order gets their bases under
the concept of rta. Opposite to Rit is anrita.
anṛta
– means, incorrect or improper behaviour, especially improper speech, i.e., any
infidelity to fact or departure from what is true or real. This is to be
compensated through the .
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Karma & Rebirth |
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Theory of Karma preconceives the concept of rebirth, which
means that if one’s account of karma not exhausted in present life or birth
then one has to come in the form of another life or one(or soul) has to rebirth
into the world. This birth-and-rebirth chain forms a series which termed as
transmigration of souls. According to Indian tradition this chain is endless
until one achieves moksha, or salvation. This by realizing the truth that the
individual soul (atman) and the absolute soul (Brahman) are one. The
transmigration has also been described as the wheel of birth and rebirth (samsara)
or Bhavachakra.
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Importance of the theory of Karma
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Basis of the Religious System
: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, hold in common a doctrine of
karma (“act”). Among the world’s other Major religion i.e., Even Christianity
and Islam also accept at the law of Karma, However, instead of believing into
the reincarnation they believe the resurrection of the soul.
Basis of
Morality & Ethics : Law of Karma is
also in the core of Morality and ethics. Famous German Philosopher Immanuel Kant
has enumerated Law of Karma as under the three fundamental presuppositions of
Morality. |
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Law of Karma |
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Understanding Strategy
What is Karma
Introduction
Meaning of Karma
Kinds of Karma
Sanchit
Prarabdha
Sanchiyamana Karma
The inexorability or Karma
Role of God in Law of
Karma
The origin of the theory
of Karma
Importance of the theory
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