Karma

Karma means action or deed. No one can remain without doing karmas or even a moment(BhagawadGita). Any physical, mental and emotional action is called karma. For every action there is a result or reaction. Karma is the universal law of cause and effect. Hinduism believes that karma is responsible for good and bad phenomena is a person's life. It is also responsible for the disparities apparent in human life: rich & poor, intelligent & ordinary, good & bad. Hindus believe that nothing in our world is merely accidental or a chance happening. There is a moral law called karma that applies to all living things. As you sow, so shall you reap is a common phrase of wisdom in life, and it succinctly reflects the law of karma. Good actions produce happiness and bad actions results in suffering and misery in the present or in future. There are two types of karmas that a person performs: nishkam and sakam. Nishkam karmas are called detached actions. They are done without any expectation of material gain, ego and mundane desires, but are done solely to please God. Sakam karma are karmas done for a specific material desire or purpose. God gives the fruits of one good and bad karmas. He decides and dispenses the consequences of one's karma. That is, he is the karma phal pradata. Karma or deed does not operate by itself to give results, but when God decides so only then can one experience it's good or bad effects. Hari Om.