Karma, Dharma, Destiny, and Free Will…Oh My

To be responsible for the consequences of our actions, you need to have an understanding of Karma, Dharma, Destiny, and Free Will.

Understanding Karma, Dharma, Destiny, and Free Will

The words Karma and Dharma are terms that ordinarily create confusion in Western culture. We believe that the difficulty arises from an erroneous association of Karma with adverse events, a reward from a wrong action or a sort of penance. Dharma is often not even known in any sense. In reality, Dharma and Karma are two facets of the same concept and linked to the already popular and widespread idea of free will, and together they impact the fate of an individual.

Earth school has a funny way to teach us lessons. To the contrary of any regular school, we know, in our planetary learning system, we first receive a test, and then a lesson.

“Dharma or Ethics and Morals are the Fundamental Set of Rules created for those who want to Play the Game, by those who are Inside the Game.” ~ Vineet Raj Kapoor

THE DESTINY AND THE FREE WILL

Often, we tend to blame fate for the challenges presented in our lives and forget that all we do, and how we react to situations are actions performed exclusively by us.

To be responsible for the consequences of our actions, for coping and living with the choices we make are some of the greatest gifts we can receive in exchange for the freedom of choice- Free will.

The use of this freedom is what leads us to either a life of anguish or the bliss of enlightenment; for when we use it in wrong decisions without admitting that we act against the path of light, the feeling of frustration is an immediate-a different perspective from the peace one finds in accepting its attitudes. Remember: it is you who hold the reins of your destiny, interconnecting your mission on earth to the weight of your own actions.

DHARMA

The Dharma is one of the facets of this same principle, representing the path of truth and natural law; as a zone where light flows naturally and walks the path of virtue. Dharma is how we understand destiny or our mission on earth, and to live it is to follow the path indicated by the universe.

He who follows his Dharma finds the peace and fluidity in his life, perform his actions with grace, beauty, and naturalness, as well as a painter who creates his paintings as naturally as the act of breathing.

KARMA

Karma is mistakenly interpreted by us as a villain as if it were a burden or a punishment for something we did, but the reality is entirely different from this interpretation.

We accepted this idea in the same way that we forget what free will genuinely is and blame destiny for our ills. Karma is the law that completes the concept of Dharma.

If you want a good metaphor for these concepts, Think about yourself as a road traveler. The driver is your soul, the car is your karma, and dharma are the road. The destination is enlightenment.

Karma is the law that determines how far or near we will be from our Dharma, so a balanced Karma, illuminated with good choices, makes us ever closer to its other half of the fullness.

Karma means action, in Sanskrit (ancient sacred language) is a term coming from the Buddhist, Hindu and Jain religion, later adopted also by the spiritualists.

In physics, this word is equivalent to law: “For every action, there is a reaction of equivalent force in the opposite direction”, that is, for every action that an individual practice, there will be a reaction. Depending on the religion the meaning of the word may be different, but it is usually related to action and its consequences.

The law of Karma is that law that adjusts the effect to its cause, that is, all the good or evil that we have done in life will come to bring us good or bad consequences for this life or coming lives. The law of Karma is unchangeable and is known in various religions as “celestial justice.”

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Creatrix from Sirius. Fairly Odd Mother of Saints (Bernards). Fish Tank aficionado by day ninja by night. Liane is also the Editor-in-Chief of OMTimes Magazine, Co-Founder of Humanity Healing International and Humanity Healing Network, and a Board Member of Saint Lazarus Relief Fund.