
Warning: This is a philosophical post, not based on hard-facts. Many of you may disagree to most of the content, but it sure can induce thoughts in your mind. What is Karma The Sanskrit (an ancient Indian language) word karma means “actions” or “deeds.” As a religious term, Karma refers to intentional (usually moral) actions that affect one’s fortunes in this life and the next. For simplicity, we will only consider the causes and effects in this life time. Karma is a concept common to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, For the purpose of this article we will consider the karma as its known in Hinduism. I apologize to religious people if I miss-state or misinterpret religious matters. The concept of Karma or “law of Karma” is the broader principle that all of life is governed by a system of cause and effect, action and reaction, in which our actions have corresponding effects on the future. In many ways its same as Newton’s third law ‘Every action has its equal and opposite reaction’. The similarities end there. A Karma has far-reaching effects and causes than a simple solitary action. As Karma is about the set of actions, it can be good or it



