Karma, in layman's terms, is an individual's action, intention,
work, or deed. We can
define it as any deliberate action willfully done by a human being. Action done
by animals does not come under karma. Animals are programmed and they don’t use
their freewill. For an animal, we call it as Chesta. Action done by us in our
sleep will not come under karma, as it is not done willfully / deliberately. In simple terms, it can be said that your actions define
your future, for what you sow, is what you will reap. In order to live a happy
and peaceful life, it is very important that we create good karma around us.
Our goodness, love, care and help towards others is what will lead us to a calm
and happy life. Don't do wrong to anyone, even if you feel he has wronged you.
Revenge is never the answer, as it lessens his wrongful deeds and adds to
yours. Always remember no person can get away with harming another. Sooner or later,
he has to pay for his karma.
There have
always been arguments over whether karma relates to the deeds of past life, or
the present ones, affecting the future. The cycle goes both ways. It is
observed that at some point of time a person experiences undeserved sufferings
and pains. This can be related to one’s past wrongful deeds. The only way to
get rid of this is by staying positive and creating good karma around you, to
the extent that it overpowers the wrong deeds of your past.
Here are a
few ways to help you create good karma around yourself.
Think Positive: Your thoughts define
your personality and with a positive outlook towards life, people and work, you
will automatically create a positive bubble for yourself. A positive mind only
thinks of betterment, and the one who thinks for the betterment of all, is only
adding to his good deeds.
Spread Love: Love more, hate less.
Not a new ideology though, but worth mentioning. You can win over evil just by
the simple act of love. It isn’t easy to be good to people who may not be
treating you right, but remember, never stoop down to that person's level in
order to deal with him. It will only fill up your heart and mind with
negativity. Try to be nice always, don’t hurt anyone. Stay happy and spread
happiness. Ignore negative people.
Understand Pain: Always think before acting.
Never let your actions be the reason for a person's pain. We must understand
that if our actions hurt, or cause pain to another, it only adds to our bad deeds,
which sooner or later, will get back to us.
Clear Intentions and thoughts: Bad action creates bad
karma and so does bad intent. We may feel that what we think or feel remains
with us, but such is never the case. Every thought is accountable. You should
always be careful of what you think, for it soon changes into actions and every
action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Select your friends wisely: We are generally known
by the people we hang around with. It is a common notion and a much factual one
too that, the people we stay with most of our time have an impact on our
behavior and thinking. It is therefore very important to stay with positive,
happy and kind-hearted people. Spending time with negative and evil souls will
only, sooner or later, incorporate the same feelings in you.
Let our
thoughts deeds and actions be centered on doing good things to all the other
people around us. Let us be happy always, also make others happy, and thereby
create a positive energy around us. In happiness lies our prosperity.
Be blissful.
S.SEKAR
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