the law of cause and effect, through which one's present and future lives are influenced by one's thoughts and actions
A chain of cause and effect of the situational acts and their final result.
(the result of energies experiencing each other and can be catagorized as good and bad)
the effects of a Hindu's actions (mentally, verbally and bodily) in this and previous existences determine their experience in this and future existences, and are known as karma, or more specifically the Law of Karma. In Hinduism, a soul reincarnates again on earth until it perfects itself and reunites with its source. Therefore, a Hindu's goal may be to lead a 'pure' life, avoid creating more karma and move closer to eventually escaping the cycle of life, death and rebirth.
material, fruitive activity and its reactions; also, fruitive actions performed in accordance with Vedic injunctions.
The law of cause and effect, which reflects personal and collective actions in like kind, back to their originators. The manifestations brought about in life as a result of the type of Intent employed.
The law of cause and effect. Also called the "Three Fold Law." It is the belief that if you do good, you will receive good. If you do evil, you will receive evil. The happens within a lifetime, or over several lifetimes.
The sum of a person's actions in all their lifetimes (see Reincarnation): positive or negative actions are believed to affect the person's future in a positive or negative way
Cause and effect from life to life. Work or activity offered to God, as in Karma Yoga.
Term used to describe the basic concept of Hinduism and Buddhism in which thoughts and deeds determine the consequences of one's life.
The belief that what happened in a person's past life/lives determines what happens to them in their present one. People slowly work off their own sins from previous lives. One of the biggest lies there is, and a huge excuse for apathy and inaction, since it says we should not help those less well-off than ourselves because any person being helped is not working off their own karma when we help them. To repeat: Karma is a lie. In countries where the Hindu belief of karma is prevalent (eg, India) we see horrendous instances of poverty and deprivation as a result of people turning a blind eye to others' needs, thinking that the suffering person deserves to be in the state they are in. Related to reincarnation.
Literally meaning "Cause and Effect". It is a law that whatever actions you perform, good or bad, have and effect which will return to you in this life or in a future one.
an East Indian word that describes the debt that occurs when a spirit goes from life to life; - if something happens that makes the person owe something to somebody or, if the person wastes their life, they have to repay it in the next lifetime
The inherited qualities formed at the time of conception; the qualities of the essences of the five elements; the qualities of the mind; the qualities of the connection to hell. The qualities and actions of the seventeen puranas arrogance, karma, maya [illusion]; tarahan, singhan, and suran, the three sons of maya representing the sexual energies; the six intrinsic evils of lust, anger, miserliness, attachment, fanaticism, and envy; and the five acquired evils of intoxication, obsession, theft, murder, and falsehood.
The belief that a person experiences the consequences of his/her own actions. The ongoing influence of past actions on the future. This carries over from past lives into present and future incarnations. The saying “You reap what you sow” is similar to the Hindu concept of Karma.
The forces generated by a person's actions to determine his destiny in his next existence. Kirlian Photography- Rather than normal photography, this takes pictures of someone's aura. Ley - Force "lines" that travel great distances. Many old ruins were built on these, wielding great psychic power when tapped into.
The belief that one's thoughts and deeds can either be counted against them or added to their spiritual path across several life times.
the integrated collection of good and evil that a person accumulates during one's present and former lives. It is believed by Hindus, Buddhists and some others that the amount and type of karma will determine a person's state when they are reincarnated in their next life. Similarly, the sum total of one's acts in previous lives determines one's current life. During their lives, most people have performed good and bad deeds and thus have generated good and bad karma. Thus their next life will be a mixture of misery and unhappiness. Although the term normally applies to individuals, there exists group karma, family karma and even national karma. Some New Agers and Neopagans believe in Karma, but tend to restrict its effect to a person's present lifetime.
Spiritual Force, generated by one's actions, which determines reincarnated situation
yogic system believing that everything you do, say or think has an immediate effect on the universe and in you
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
the force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism or Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and to determine the nature of the person's next existence.
matter that is attached to the soul in response to actions in daily life.
actions and their consequences
In the author's opinion, Karma is what is referred to as Sin in the Holy Bible. Karma is the accumulated influential force generated by all past acts of consciousness, positive and negative, of good and bad deeds. Through Karma, a spirit is enabled to obtain the real life experiences it requires to progress spiritually (through living experience), via multiple incarnations into the physical dimension. Karma allows a spirit to maintain a healthy spiritual balance, life after life, and helps avoid the possibility of soul corruption. Karma is not a process of reward and punishment. Karma provides spiritual harmony through a process of enforced spiritual balance. Also see: Karmic Law, and Universal Law.
reactions arising from actions, cause and effect, reaping what you sow, etc. in this or previous lives.
Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Theosophy, the principle that makes every man or woman the cause of their present global location, lifestyle, intelligence, relatives and physical body condition.
To varying degrees, depending on specific sects, it is the sum of one's actions in life, being good or evil, which determines one's destiny in reincarnation. Found in all Hindu, and many Buddhist, denominations.
The creative power that causes the actions of beings.
Means, “action and its effects.” This is the idea that our past actions have created current tendencies, limitations and opportunities in the present. This is sometimes referred to as “the law of karma.” In Christian theology, it is contained in the phrase, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” Karma is the basis for the doctrine of reincarnation, and the idea that dissolving stored karma (samskaras) in the nervous system through yoga practices will unfold more happiness in this life, the next life, and eventually lead the soul to eternal life in the higher realms, freed from the necessity of taking human birth.
Literally, "deed." A concept that binds its followers to an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth and, according to one's deeds in life, determines the condition of one's rebirth.
action. A central concept in yoga philosophy is that all actions carry effects which bear fruit or return to the doer, hence `The law of cause and effect`.
(Sanskrit - 'act', 'deed', 'work'.) Karma is energy/consciousness in action; the law of cause and effect and retribution. “What goes around, comes around.” Also called the law of the circle, which decrees that whatever we do comes full circle to our doorstep for resolution. Paul said, “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Physical action. Metaphysically, the law of retribution; the law of cause and effect, or ethical causation. There is the karma of merit and the karma of demerit. It is the power that controls all things, the resultant of moral action, or the moral effect of an act committed for the attainment of something which gratifies a personal desire.
in Hinduism, the moral law of cause and effect that governs our actions in the world
actions and deeds that will lead to consequences in this or future lifetimes
The Hindu thought that whatever someone does will come back at a later date in this life or in transmigrations. Man attains salvation by worshipping God through performances of one's own duties (e.g., as a member of a caste system) as decided by the religious scriptures.
A deed, good or bad. Upon maturing, it delivers its fruit. There are 4 Ghati and 4 Aghati types of Karmas. Effects of Ghati karmas are much stronger, and they last for many lives.
Material action and its reactions.
The effects of a person's past actions on his or her present and future state.
literally 'action'; but tends to be used to mean the law of Karma and Vipaka 'action and results'. The Buddhist meaning is not quite the same as the Hindu.
In Vedic religions, the ethical consequence of a person’s life, which determine his or here fate.
Causality, evolutionary law of cause and effect, action with inevitable results.
The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny. Good karma can be obtained by ordering your maps from Map Express.
Literally, "action." Often translated "cause and effect."
The moral law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth.
In Hindu belief where the term originated, it is the idea that the good and evil a person does will return either in this life or in a later one. Among Pagans, the theory is that whatever negative or positive energies one sends out will come back to the sender in like kind. The "Three Fold Law" is a version of this belief.
level: Introductory (1) [ order by level] The eastern religious "law" of action and reaction, cause and effect, by which an individual's actions combine to produce related results for that individual in the present and future lives.
motivation behind an action
"As you sow so shall you reap". The belief that all actions have a reaction. If you plant positive loving thoughts, so shall you reap that energy. If you plant negative doubtful thoughts , so shall you reap that energy. All actions are paid for in our karmic cycles.
The 'spiritual bank balance' carried by the Individuality (q.v.) from one Incarnation (q.v.) to the next. The literal meaning of the word is 'action' or 'cause-and-effect'.
Action; action's fruit; cause-effect relationship.
Literally deed or phenomenon. Also short for the law of karma, or cause and effect. Actions have foreseeable and unforeseeable consequences.
Action, both physical and mental, and the effects of the actions. Accordingly it can refer to the good or bad destiny, which one has earned through past actions.
Basic concept common to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The doctrine holds that one's state in this life is the result of physical and mental actions in past incarnations and that present action can determine one's destiny in future incarnations. Karma is a natural, impersonal law of moral cause and effect.
the concept from the Hindu religion that actions are always followed by consequences. The development of "good karma" which is gained from performing good acts is central to the reincarnation belief that one pays for the sins of a previous lifetime.
the effect a system's or a being's action on other systems or beings has on itself Karma implies that all beings are actually co-essential, because by affecting another one also affects oneself.
The term denotes a highly complex system of actions and reactions weaving a ceaseless chain of cause and effect resulting from a thoughtless thought, an inadvertently uttered word or an unintended deed, for each of these has a potential to fructify, not only in this lifetime but even in lives to come; though one may in blessed forgetfulness, fail to find the link and call it a mere 'chance.'[ " Wheel of Life" in the book section, is an entire book on the subject of karma
(Sanskrit, "action"). Moral law of cause and effect in which good actions have good effects and bad actions have bad effects. A Hindu concept that was absorbed, largely unchanged, into Buddhism.
The law of cause and effect, or the movement toward the balance of conciousness everything we do, way, or think has an immediate effect on the universe and this will reverberate back to us in some way.
The metaphysical principle of cause and effect as it relates to the direction of our thoughts and actions .
Good or bad "luck" in this life as reward or punishment due to actions in previous lives; fate.
(Sanskrit, Buddhism) Human actions. People acquire both good and bad karma according to their actions, and the amount of each determines into which state that person will be reborn.
Action in general; duty. The Vedas use this word chiefly to denote ritualistic worship and humanitarian action.
Karma is usually translated as the law of cause and effect. That we suffer at present because of past harmful or spiteful actions. Karma underlines the importance of all individuals being responsible for their past and present actions. When taking actions, it is best to look at what effect this will have on others, and why is it that we are taking these actions.
A Sanskrit word which simply refers to the law, in Nature, of cause and effect. More frequently used to refer to those effects produced in this life which had causes in a previous one.
The law of cause and its effect. Cumulative effect of ones actions (in this and previous life)
Sanskrit word meaning 'action'. Through the force of intention, we perform actions ("make causes") with our body, speech and mind, and all of these actions produce effects. The effect of virtuous actions is happiness and the effect of negative actions is suffering.
action; actions operating through the law of cause and effect
Yogic system of action and service, without any expectations of something in return.
The law of moral cause and effect; also a person's moral merit/demerit according to one's actions and (more so) the inner intentions or motives which accompany them in terms of their conformity/non-conformity with dharma. One's karma is said to entail one's rebirth in order for that karma to be realized or fulfilled, and to determine the circumstances of that subsequent life. Attainment of moksha is thought to eliminate the production of karma (in the second sense) altogether, and to bring to an end the cycle of rebirth (samsara).
("a deed, an action, cause-and-effect, fate") the balance of all of one's actions throughout all of one's incarnations, which thus determines one's future experiences; thus loosely, fate or destiny as a result of one's actions; should not be seen as any doctrine of sin and punishment, but as the working of the Law of Cause and Effect, or "what ye sow, so shall ye reap"
the ever-ruling law of cause and effect
the belief that good actions bring good results to a person, while bad actions bring bad results. In essence, you get what you give. In some traditions, Karma and reincarnation go hand in hand, with actions in this life affecting a person's next lifetimes.
Sanskrit for fate, work, deeds, karma is a term in eastern religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism) that is the sum of a person’s actions, in the past, present, and future, as they relate to cause and effect.
(Skt) "Action" and reaction, cause and effect, absolute justice and harmony.
fate or destiny, usually the total effect of a person's conduct
the principal of cause and effect. What one sows, one shall reap
Religious doctrine that each rebirth in the cycle of lives is based on the sum of the merit accumulated by an individual during his previous lives. Karma establishes the general tendency of a life but does not determine specific actions. In each life, the interaction between individual character and previously established karma forms the karma of succeeding lives.
The moral law of cause and effect by which one reaps what one sows. In Hinduism it becomes a law by which all of one's dees, from all of one's lives, are balanced against each other to determine the nature of one's next incarnation.
the process of cause and effect
spiritual force generated by a person's actions
literally "action". According to hinduism (and also buddhism), any action generates a result, beneficial or not. The action issue can be delayed and come to maturation (i.e. to happen) in the course of a further life. Therefore, reincarnation process cannot be separated from karma consequences. Of course, there is karma only for significant actions. One may think that consciousness of ones own actions increases the effects of the karma
Self created good and bad destiny. Can carry over between incarnations. Kosen-rufu: The spread of harmony in society based on True Buddhism.
aw of action and reaction
Literal translation of this Sanskrit word means "action". Karma operates through the law of cause and effect, meaning that everything happening to you is the effect of your past actions.
The reward or punishment of any action of man is given by Gods order according to merit, God may give it or withhold it.
Conditions brought about through cause-and-effect relationships. We experience karma in the present, based on our past actions, and we accumulate future karma through our actions in the present.
Action. Used of work to refer to the law of cause and effect.
(lit., action) 1) Any action--physical, verbal, or mental. 2) Destiny, which is caused by past actions, mainly those of previous lives.
The universal law of cause and effect that governs reincarnation. For every action there are corresponding consequences or karma. "What one sows, that they shall reap". It is often believed to be a universal law from which there is no escape.
Indian term for fate. You reap what you sow. Our condition in this life is a result of the action we made in past lives. We reincarnate until we free ourselves from our Karmic indebtedness.
The Law of Cause and Effect. which is held by those with a belief in reincarnation. The basic principal of Karma is being responsible and accountable for whatever you do in your life. Either now, in the future or in a future lifetime.
"Action" denotes the wholesome and unwholesome volitions and their concomitant mental factors, causing rebirth and shaping the character of beings and thereby their destiny. The term does not signify the result of actions and most certainly not the deterministic fate of man.
Sanskrit; literally, "action"; universal law of cause and effect which governs rebirth and the world of samsara.
A deed. Karma is divided into three types: good, bad, or pure—that which is neither good nor bad. Good karma leads to favorable results and rebirth in the higher realms of samsara. Bad karma leads to bad results and rebirth in the lower realms of samsara. Pure karma leads to enlightenment and enables one to transcend samsara.
literally 'action, works'. How is one to become free from the bonds of work and therefore from rebirth? This is a vast topic and linked to the belief in reincarnation; put simply, karma is one's individual fate (as the certain consequences of actions done in previous lives); what happens to us in this life is the direct result of actions performed in other incarnations. Hence the importance of 'action under knowledge', a key theme in the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads.
Derived from the Sanskrit “deedâ€. A fundamental concept in Hinduism and Buddhism where thoughts and deeds determine the consequences of a personâ€(tm)s life and rebirth. What you do in one life affects who you are and what you do in subsequent lifetimes. Often mistaken by Westerners as meaning destiny or fate. Karma can be good karma or bad karma.
(Sanskrit): "cause and effect," and the continuing process of action and reaction, accounting for the interpenetration of all phenomena. Thus our present thoughts, actions, and situations are the result of what we have done in the past, and our future thoughts, actions, and situations will be the product of what we are doing now. Individual karma results from this process.
The end result of the law of cause and effect in relation to the totality of one's actions in one of the successive states of existence, viewed as a preparatory phase for the next state.
A very important concept in Hindu philosophy that is used to justify apparent injustices in the world. Karma is cause and effect extended to its widest possible scope. By karma a crime in this life may be punished in the next. By karma every action, however small, has its inescapable consequence. Sooner or later each good action is repaid by good and each bad action by bad. In Sanskrit karma means action. Pagans sometimes associate this with the threefold law.
Refers to the "debt" a soul accumulates as a result of good or bad actions committed during one's life (or past lives). If one accumulates good Karma, he or she will be reincarnated in a desirable state. If one accumulates bad Karma, he or she will be reincarnated in a less desirable state.
Roughly the law of cause and effect. The good things you do will come back to you in a beneficial way. The bad things you do will come back to haunt you. Some might equate it with poetic justice. As one Hindu said, if you have an abortion, then you will be reincarnated as an aborted fetus. This differs slightly from the Buddhist concept of Karma.
Law of Cause and Effect. Related to Law of Reincarnation.
The accumulation of the outcome of all your actions during the time of your existence. Another thought is that the energy(whether positive or negative) you put into the Universe comes back to you in other lifetimes.
Literally "action." It is the law of cause and effect, or getting back what you give out. An individual may require several incarnations to work out their karma.
Action. Intentional actions that affects one's circumstances in this and future lives. The Buddha's insistence that the effect depends on volition marks the Buddhist treatment of Kamma as different from the Hindu understanding of Karma. The fundamental law of cause and effect.
In Hinduism, the total compilation of all a person's past lives and actions that result in the present condition of that person.
The universal/spiritual law of "cause and effect" where each person takes responsibility for his/her own actions.
The accumulation of causes one makes and their effects, lying deep within one's life, which exert an often unseen influence over one's future.
The Sanskrit term meaning "action." It refers to a concept in which the results of one's actions accumulate over one's life. Upon death, an individual's karma-this store of the results of actions-determines whether one is reborn in a higher or lower status.
Basically the law of cause and effect or "you reap what you sow", or "everything you do to someone else comes back to you". The Buddhist believe that you keep experiencing Karma until you reach enlightment and learn how not to produce Karmic circumstances any longer. However, Karma is not a bad thing. These Karmic experiences are designed to promote higher consciousness leading to enlightment.
(Skt.): Action. Intentional action, impulse. Also; the IMPRINT which the action leaves on one's mindstream. "The law of karma": the doctrine holding that all experiences are results of imprints on our mindstream of previous actions; simply said: virtuous actions lead to happiness, NEGATIVE ACTIONS to SUFFERING and unpleasant states.
means action. It is the law of cause and effect. It is often interpreted as reward or punishment for the deeds performed in former lives. It also means ritualistic worship.
Action; work; a complex concept, the word originally denoted a religious act or rite and gradually assumed other shades of meaning, as in, action, work, past actions as producing good or evil results; the accumulated effect of deeds in lives, past and present. Kama It refers to the healthy and spiritual use of senses. In ayurveda it is believed that the remedy of the disease is to be found in the the cause itself so the senses have a vital role to play in curing the ailment.
Action; the working of cause and effect, whereby positive (virtuous) actions produce happiness and negative (non-virtuous) actions produce suffering.
Three principle meanings: action, consequences of actions, destiny.
A universal law of cause and effect summarizing the totality of an individual's actions in any single successive state of existence. Karma also is defined as the physical, mental and spiritual lessons that return in any lifetime to provide opportunities for the soul's growth. Loosely used, it means fate. Karmic paths are the journeys humans take that teach many lessons.
Points which can be used to attempt to change the effects of a bad event or dice roll in a game. Characters may have several karma points, if the player rolls badly she may spend a karma point and reroll the dice.
the inevitable consequences of the universal law of cause and effect.
Divine justice. For every action there is a reaction. A good action will bring good, a bad one will bring bad.
From Hinduism and Buddhism. The sum and the consequences of a person at any time during any of the life spans (incarnations on earth). Assumes reincarnation to be fact. The recorded accounting for all good, evil and indifference accompanies the entity and is a determiner of the soul's destiny in succeeding reincarnations. Karma is constantly created; natural law of Cause and Effect.
though the word literally means "action," it refers primarily to the consequences of actions which most Hindus and Buddhists (as well as New Agers) believe may be experienced in the present or future (reincarnated) lives.
( Skt.): Literally, "action." Karma, the law of cause and effect refers to the way in which mental, verbal and physical actions create imprints in the mind-stream of sentient beings. Upon meeting future suitable conditions, these karmic seeds ripen into positive or negative results. Positive karma can be increased and negative karma decreased through meditation and the practice of virtue.
Sometimes referred to as the "law of cause and effect," karma is a Hindu concept used to explain past-life influences. Edgar Cayce sometimes linked health problems to karmic conditions. In such instances, he would frequently use the expression, "The entity is meeting self." Karmic illnesses were typically difficult to cure. Cayce emphasized the importance of mental and spiritual application in karmic conditions.
Actions operating through the law of cause and effect. Click here for a discourse on Karma Yoga.
Volitional action. The theory of Karma is dependent entirely on the Buddhist teachings on the nature of the self, and on the meaning of re-birth.
As in Hinduism, the moral law of cause and effect.
The law of cause and effect applied to the lessons we learn in our lives.
Effect of past action (in past births).
las (Tib). The law of ‘cause and effect’. According to this law, all our actions, whether physical, verbal or mental produce consequences and also leave imprints on the mind-stream. This sets up a causal chain which continues from one rebirth to another. Karmic seeds ripen when they encounter appropriate conditions. One never experiences consequences without having committed a causal act. One cannot avoid consequences of negative actions unless one applies remedies.
A term from Hinduism and Bhuddism for the idea that what goes around comes around. This suggest fate not only within one's life but also in one's reincarnation.
Refers to the volition with which one performs action. Karma is the mechanism by which relative existence maintains itself. Referring to past action, the cause of all bondage. That which binds one to the body and creates tendencies that rule one’s life. Law of cause and effect.
(yin-guo): It refers to the universal law of cause and effect whereby positive actions produce happiness and negative actions produce suffering. Karma literally means action or the physical, verbal, or mental acts that imprint habitual tendencies in the mind. Upon meeting with suitable conditions, these habits ripen and become manifest in future events. All karma created in the present life and previous lives is stored in the alaya-vijnana or the eighth consciousness. One’s karma will determine where one goes after death if one is an unenlightened or ordinary being. It is also important to realize that we cannot fully understand the precise workings of karma. Only a Buddha can do this as the Buddha tells us in the Acintita (Unconjecturable) Sutta. See DHARMA.
The reward or punishment of any action of man is given by Gods order according t illustrating the meaning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Bhai Gurdaas Ji's writings, or one of the major books of Sikh history.
Karma Yoga: literally, "action;" in Hinduism, the moral law of cause and effect, in that one's actions in this life, no matter how trivial or momentous, will have a positive or negative effect upon the disposition of one's next life. One should therefore be ever conscious of the nature and intent of one's actions. As a yoga, it is one of the Four Paths to God.
Cosmic cause and effect. Activities. Reaping the effects of past actions, including those from previous incarnations. The energies that are designed to awaken our spiritual awareness.
Karma is formed when you violate your own or another's domain, creating an energy imbalance seeking resolution. A karmic debt is repaid in kind. For example, if A murders B, B may murder A or A will save the life of B in a subsequent lifetime.
Tantric sex term meaning the effect of one's actions.
the accumulated effect, in this life, of deeds and actions in past lives
Karma (Sanskrit "act, action, performance"a neuter n-stem, nominative ; from the root , means "to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect, prepare, undertake"; PÄli kamma) is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Dharmic religions understood as denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu and Buddhist philosophies.
