Questions tagged [karma]
Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म ) means action, work or deed. Karma refers to the principle of causality where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual.
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Why some people are born gay ? Is it a punishment of some bad karma in past life?
Considering the societal and other issues faced by Gay men, is one born so because they did some bad karma in previous life ?
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Do living beings really learn from punishments?
We know from the law of karma that good deeds lead to rewards and bad deeds lead to punishments and the loka where you will reincarnate to experience the effects of your actions will depend on the ...
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What is the role of deliverer and his free will in the law of karma
In discussions about karma they talk about free will of individual, the subject who is at the receiving end but not about the deliverer who may be involved.
Suppose say, I was about to be subjected to ...
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Gandhi's superstitious gambit
Mahatma Gandhi attributed the 1934 earthquake that killed 20,000 ppl to collective karma. i guess he was attempting to arouse the emotions of his countrymen regarding the caste system. as you ...
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Nishkaam karma Yoga
"Your right is to work only and never to the fruit
thereof. Do not be the cause of the fruit of action;
nor let your attachment be to inaction." - Bhagvad Gita, Gita Press 2.46
I accept that ...
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Is someone bound to the religion he is born into by birth?
Is someone obligated to follow a certain religion that he/she is born into or does that person has the freedom to leave it based on Hinduism?
The reason I'm asking this question is a Hindu family I ...
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Is The Jiva Who Harms You The Same Jiva You Did Something Bad To Them In Past Life?
I’ve googled many many times & read through the karma tag on here (twice!😂) & still couldn’t work this out.
I’ve heard thousands & thousands of times, an Indian Hindu person saying “From ...
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Is it bad karma to make fake reviews?
I am a freelancer just starting out, I know if I get fake reviews on my profile, my freelancing career will boost and I will get lots of work.
I want to know if it is bad karma to get fake reviews?
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Why Wasn’t Ravan Punished For His Sins
I understand that Ravan was one of the door guards in Vaikunth, then he messed up and didn’t let in the child saints to see Narayan, then he had to take birth three times as enemy of Narayan. After ...
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Why did Ravana get to live so lavishly?
The same goes for Kansa. Why did they get to live so lavishly? When dharma says work hard to earn your merit then why did they get to live so lavishly?
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If Devas cannot gain new karma, does that mean they cannot perform good or bad actions?
New karma is gained by performing good and evil actions. If the devas cannot gain new karma, then does that mean they cannot perform good or evil actions, only morally neutral actions?
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Why did ravana live for so long?
How could someone like ravana with not so many good karmas live for so long?
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Do we owe gratefulness to God in Hinduism?
If yes, what should we be grateful for? and aren't all good and bad things result of our own karma? Then why should we be grateful? and if we need to be grateful can we be angry too if things don't go ...
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Explanation Of This Fructify Business Re Karma
Many references here on HSE of karma “fructifying” or the “fructification” of karma. So like the karma will “ripen” and yield results and such.
What exactly does it mean for karma to “fructify” as you ...
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Does moral character of previous lives impact moral character of current life?
Do people inherit their characters from previous lives? If a man was a sinner in his previous life, will he be inclined to sin in the current life? If a man was virtuous in his previous life, will he ...
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Is theory of Karma applicable to non-hindus?
What is right karma and what is wrong karma can only be known by reading scriptures. It is indicated in Gita.
In Gita 16.23
"He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own ...
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Does Taylor Swift's 'Karma' song even remotely have anything to do with the Hindu notion of Karma?
Not a Hindu here, but I'm wondering if this new song is getting under the skin of Hindus the way Alanis Morrissette's 'Ironic' annoyed English teachers. In the song, she mentions several dozen things ...
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What does Hinduism say about intelligence?
I mean is intelligence something born to a person? Some people are intelligent in studies, some in sports ,some in art?Some people are just intelligent or do they get eventually?
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Why did Ravana, Kansa die such easy deaths?
I mean people who were slaughtered by them died so severely while on the other hand they died so easily without much so pain ?
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Is there any proof of law of karma?
is there any proof of law of karma and other writings of the scriptures. I have read another answer which says you have to experience it but is there a place/temple where I can get solid proof?
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What does hinduism say about killing insects?
What does hinduism say about killing insects?Is it ok or not?
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Is it an offence against Varuna if I urinate/defecate in toilet water?
Is that something that will create bad karma or lead to Hell?
In reference to Manusmriti, chapter 4, verses 44—56.
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The story of Ajamila
Ajamila the hero of the 6th Canto of Bhagavata Purana, in fright of the 3 Yamaduttas called the name of his son Narayana
Source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajamila
To utter the name of the Lord ...
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Is it true that those who do more sins die late in life after suffering too much?
Is it true that those who do more sins though get material gains in life but die late in life ,after becoming old and suffering too much ?
Though they also go to hell after death but they also suffer ...
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Will we take birth as crows after death?
During pithrupaksha, we keep food for crows assuming our ancestors will come and have in the form of crows. So one day we become ancestors too. So do we all take birth as crows after death?
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Does soul have an identity after it departs the human body?
So, it is said that human body is just a cover/dress which everyone leaves at death to continue their journey according to their Karma.
But the human body has an identity, name, religion, community it ...
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Were ALL plants and animals existing right now humans in a previous birth?
Some plants and animals were humans in previous lives, but were ALL of them like that? Or is it only SOME of them?
Have any theologians, throughout the history of Hinduism, asked and answered this ...
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What does Hinduism says about earning anything through wrong means but using it for the benefit of others?
Example -
A police man takes bribe(not his choice, but due to circumstances) from someone but he uses the money for good things like some charity, donations, feeding poor etc.
So is it a papa or punya?...
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Any pictorial depiction of Naaraacha Mudra?
Any pictorial depiction with scriptural Pramāṇa of Naaraacha Mudra while doing Bhuta Uchchatanam ? It's done along with Choṭikā Mudra
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Why do hindus believe in karma theory?
Why do Hindus believe in Karma theory?
I heard the rich and poor example by birth.
It says if there is no past karma then how a person becomes rich or poor by birth only to rich or poor parents.
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What do our Hindu scriptures mention about helping people?
What do our Hindu scriptures mention about helping people?
Are we interfering with other people's bad karma when we help them? Example, lending people money because they need to pay for their ...
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Did Bhishma give pain to an insect in his 101th previous birth because of which he got bed of arrows?
I saw a video in which it is shown that Bhisma got bed of arrows because he gave the pain to an insect and threw it on cactus due to which Bhishma got bed of arrows.
Is this story correct?
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The need for a Guru to understand Vedic texts
Why does Krishna stress on the need for a Guru to attain spritual consciousness? Why is it we can't learn the vedic texts on our own? Why is not self studying not encouraged? The analogy that was ...
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Scriptures defining 'Kayavyuha' in Yoga that can nullify karmas quicly
There is a siddhi in yoga called Kaya-Vyuha. I read recently about it.
Yogi, after attaining this siddhi can present at multiple places with different bodies. The purpose of such manifestations is to ...
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How to understand the 'unmanifested karma' before the creation?
Consider the following verses regarding the Mula prakruthi
अव्यक्तकर्मजा बुद्धिर अहंकारं परसूयते
आकाशं चाप्य अहंकाराद वायुर आकाशसंभवः
वायॊस तेजस ततश चापस तव अद्भ्यॊ हि वसुधॊद्गता
मूलप्रकृतयॊ ऽसतौ ता ...
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Isn't it time to stop using the term "god" or "goddess" for our ideals?
Dharmic traditions are not encoded "belief systems", so why borrow terms from Christianity or Islam? Some may argue that we can use such terms "generically", but why? Does Deva, ...
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What is the biggest punya in Hinduism?
I know that Brahma hatya is the biggest sin in Hinduism.
But can anyone tell me about the biggest punya in Hinduism?
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Why does God stress both on Sansar and Moksha
In Vishnu stuti It is said to pray Sridhara before meeting one's dear in the line and says one who repeats all of his names attains Vaikuntha that is moksha
Sridhara priya Sangame
which shows Being ...
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Regarding rebirth and karma
Why do we face our karma in the next birth in which we don't even know what mistakes we have done and how does one realize his/her mistakes in the next birth, as we don't remember our previous lives? ...
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Name of karma yogis who attained self realization in past while living in world?
I want to know name of karma yogis
Who attained self realization while doing karma yoga and living in world(sansaar)
For Eg:- Raja janak was brahma gnani and a karma yogi who remained in world even ...
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Wouldn’t life had been better if one suffers his prarabdh karma in the same life time [closed]
I am aware of the three types of karmas. But wouldn’t the creation be better if the beings experience their prarabdh karma in the same life time instead of the next life? Maybe in that way everyone ...
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Fruits of which types of Karma do we get in this life , in next birth and in heaven/hell?
Fruits of which type of Karma do we get in this life ?
Fruits of which type of Karma do we get in next birth ?
Fruits of which type of Karma do we get in heaven/hell ?
There are certain types of ...
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Is death always part of Prarabdh?
Is death always part of prarabdh (i.e. fruit of actions of previous birth). Or Can death be caused by the fruit of actions of this birth also?
Eg-Krishna died due to prarabdh (he had killed Baali ...
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Does our Kuṇḍalī reflect our past lives and the karmas?
Well, most of us are well aware of this very basic doctrine of Karma. As you sow, so shall you reap.
As I discuss in this answer,
Chandrashekhara Bharati Swaminah, who was known to be a Jīvanmukta, ...
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How to use karma yoga effectively to neutralize all sins done in the past? Does following karma yoga remove all our sins?
Role of karma yoga in removing or neutralizing our sins.
How karma yoga can remove all our sins from the past when we only dedicate the result of our current activities to God?
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From an Advaitic perspective, who set in motion the law of karma?
According to Advaitins, who set in motion the law of karma?
Is it Saguna Brahman
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Nirguna Brahman?
The vyavaharika satya or jagat along with its karma, rebirth etc. is not completely mithya. Its not ...
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What is the difference between the role of Lord Shani and Lord Yama?
We know from various scriptures that Lord Yamaraja gives us the results of our karma (either good or bad) when we die.
But at the same time, it is said that Lord Shani is 'Karmafala Daata' and gives ...
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What is the difference between Dharma and Karma?
Dharma = Doing the right thing.
Adharma = Doing the wrong thing.
Karma also looks similar.
Good Karma = Doing the right thing.
Bad Karma = Doing the wrong thing.
What is the difference between these ...
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If dharma always protects someone , then how would one have to bear the fruits of karma of previous lives?
It is being said that if one follows the dharma and do the right things , then he will be protected against any mishappening in life.
But It is also said that we have to bear fruits of our karma of ...
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Many people do bad things but live long and prosperous lives. How?
If theory of Karma is correct , then how do many people who do bad things live long , rich and prosperous lives.
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