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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 21257" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>The Law of Karma (Actions)</strong></span> </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">1. Like any modern scientific theory, the Sikh doctrine of `Karma’ is also based on the premise of cause and effect. The good actions of a person have good results and the bad actions have bad effects. This is called the law of Karma. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">2. Everything emerges from its seed. The admirable actions breed pleasing results and the bad deeds give birth to painful consequences. The people have to suffer for their unsatisfactory behaviour. The sufferings, as a part of punishment, if not pardoned by God or if not completely consumed in this life, go with the persons to their next life. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">3. A person lives a series of lives. The tragedy of this life could be the result of one’s actions in both this life and the previous lives. The cycle of `Karma’ goes on for ever; but it is not a never-ending span. The repentance, the meditation and the grace of God can pardon both the un-consumed punishment and the bad actions and put an end to the vicious cycle of the Karma. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">4. The universality of the doctrine of Karma is one of the chief factors which binds all the lives together. According to this law we all are constantly creating karma, enlisting obligations, and all of these activities must be paid for. The exact date, the time and place of settlement is not known to any one; but one fact which stands absolutely clear and unalterable, is that all must pay for their actions. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">5. God allows us time for the adjustment of our Karmas’ account; it may be extended over periods of this life and the next life. At times people complain that there is no justice in this world. They notice that the wrongdoers are going seemingly unpunished, while the nobles are non-rewarded. It is at this juncture that the law of Karma comes to the salvage and offers a logical explanation. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">6. The death of a person is not the end of his/her life, it is only the destruction of his physical body. So long as the punishment or reward remains non-consumed one must return to this world to use it. Misery or happiness of this life could be the result of the Karma of the previous lives. If a wrongdoer seems to enjoy the present life, he might be getting results of his previous good actions; and if an honest and God fearing person is suffering it might be a direct result of his bad Karmas of the previous life. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">7. The Karmas of a person will definitely have their effect, both good and bad. No worldly power can change the course of their movement. But according to the Sikh thought, the Almighty God, with his Grace, may pardon the wrongs of a person and thus release him/her from the pangs of sufferings. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">8. To invoke God’s Grace, a person must do concentrated meditation and must perform good Karmas. The unison of meditation and Karma is the basic qualification to go for God’s Grace. A person who does not perform any prayers and who continuously and deliberately indulges in bad actions cannot get God’s Grace and thus must suffer for his bad actions. </span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><span style="color: red">Source</span></strong>: </span></span><a href="http://allaboutsikhs.com/basics/intro-05.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #006699">http://allaboutsikhs.com/basics/intro-05.htm</span></a></p><p> </p><p>==============================================================</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Q42. What is Karma?</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue">Source: "Introduction to Sikhism", author: G.S. Mansukhani</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><img src="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/mansukh/images/blank.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span><span style="color: blue"><img src="http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/mansukh/images/blank.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">The scientific concept of cause and effect, action and reaction is called the law of Karma(in religious parlance). A man reaps what he sows. Is it not typical that in spite of the law of Karma, man expects nectar after sowing poison? </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">Just as our present life is the result of our past Karma, the present Karma will determine our future life. Karma operates in this life and succesive ones. The law of Karma does not cease to operate after death, because death is just a matter of physical disintegration, and has no effect on the soul, which survives.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">God is the Creator of the first Karma, the origin of the universe, and the destroyer of Karma. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">Good or evil by frequent repetition leave their impression on character. A man doing wicked deeds continuously will turn into a bad character. This produces states of mind, like anxiety, fear and guilt, all of which will cause pain and suffering to the individual. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">Karma does not mean that everything is pre-ordained and that man has no free-will. He carries his past Karma in the form of character. It is his own actions that make him what he is. Guru Nanak says, "The record of my deeds cannot be effaced because God has recorded them." Man has to sow seeds, the choice and the initiative to certain extent. He also has the ability to change the course of events even though circumscribed by heredity and environment. God as the Ruler of the Universe controls the over-all destiny of individual. Like the prodigal son, sinners turn to Him only as the last resort. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">Sikhism modified the theory of Karma in two directions. Firstly, efforts of the individual are necessary for improving his own condition. Man is responsible for his lot. He must not blame God for his destiny. He must think of the present and the future. Secondly, Karma can be changed by prayer and the Grace of God. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue">When an individual learns to submit to His will, he ceases to make new Karma. He offers all his actions to Him; he acts as the instrument of His Will. According to Sikhism, all past Karma may then be erased through the association with saints, and meditation on "The Name".</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 21257, member: 884"] [COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=2][SIZE=3][B]The Law of Karma (Actions)[/B][/SIZE] 1. Like any modern scientific theory, the Sikh doctrine of `Karma’ is also based on the premise of cause and effect. The good actions of a person have good results and the bad actions have bad effects. This is called the law of Karma. 2. Everything emerges from its seed. The admirable actions breed pleasing results and the bad deeds give birth to painful consequences. The people have to suffer for their unsatisfactory behaviour. The sufferings, as a part of punishment, if not pardoned by God or if not completely consumed in this life, go with the persons to their next life. 3. A person lives a series of lives. The tragedy of this life could be the result of one’s actions in both this life and the previous lives. The cycle of `Karma’ goes on for ever; but it is not a never-ending span. The repentance, the meditation and the grace of God can pardon both the un-consumed punishment and the bad actions and put an end to the vicious cycle of the Karma. 4. The universality of the doctrine of Karma is one of the chief factors which binds all the lives together. According to this law we all are constantly creating karma, enlisting obligations, and all of these activities must be paid for. The exact date, the time and place of settlement is not known to any one; but one fact which stands absolutely clear and unalterable, is that all must pay for their actions. 5. God allows us time for the adjustment of our Karmas’ account; it may be extended over periods of this life and the next life. At times people complain that there is no justice in this world. They notice that the wrongdoers are going seemingly unpunished, while the nobles are non-rewarded. It is at this juncture that the law of Karma comes to the salvage and offers a logical explanation. 6. The death of a person is not the end of his/her life, it is only the destruction of his physical body. So long as the punishment or reward remains non-consumed one must return to this world to use it. Misery or happiness of this life could be the result of the Karma of the previous lives. If a wrongdoer seems to enjoy the present life, he might be getting results of his previous good actions; and if an honest and God fearing person is suffering it might be a direct result of his bad Karmas of the previous life. 7. The Karmas of a person will definitely have their effect, both good and bad. No worldly power can change the course of their movement. But according to the Sikh thought, the Almighty God, with his Grace, may pardon the wrongs of a person and thus release him/her from the pangs of sufferings. 8. To invoke God’s Grace, a person must do concentrated meditation and must perform good Karmas. The unison of meditation and Karma is the basic qualification to go for God’s Grace. A person who does not perform any prayers and who continuously and deliberately indulges in bad actions cannot get God’s Grace and thus must suffer for his bad actions. [B][COLOR=red]Source[/COLOR][/B]: [/SIZE][/COLOR][URL="http://allaboutsikhs.com/basics/intro-05.htm"][COLOR=#006699]http://allaboutsikhs.com/basics/intro-05.htm[/COLOR][/URL] ============================================================== [SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][B]Q42. What is Karma?[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][COLOR=blue]Source: "Introduction to Sikhism", author: G.S. Mansukhani[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=blue][IMG]http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/mansukh/images/blank.gif[/IMG][/COLOR][COLOR=blue][IMG]http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/mansukh/images/blank.gif[/IMG][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]The scientific concept of cause and effect, action and reaction is called the law of Karma(in religious parlance). A man reaps what he sows. Is it not typical that in spite of the law of Karma, man expects nectar after sowing poison? [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Just as our present life is the result of our past Karma, the present Karma will determine our future life. Karma operates in this life and succesive ones. The law of Karma does not cease to operate after death, because death is just a matter of physical disintegration, and has no effect on the soul, which survives.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]God is the Creator of the first Karma, the origin of the universe, and the destroyer of Karma. [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Good or evil by frequent repetition leave their impression on character. A man doing wicked deeds continuously will turn into a bad character. This produces states of mind, like anxiety, fear and guilt, all of which will cause pain and suffering to the individual. [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Karma does not mean that everything is pre-ordained and that man has no free-will. He carries his past Karma in the form of character. It is his own actions that make him what he is. Guru Nanak says, "The record of my deeds cannot be effaced because God has recorded them." Man has to sow seeds, the choice and the initiative to certain extent. He also has the ability to change the course of events even though circumscribed by heredity and environment. God as the Ruler of the Universe controls the over-all destiny of individual. Like the prodigal son, sinners turn to Him only as the last resort. [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Sikhism modified the theory of Karma in two directions. Firstly, efforts of the individual are necessary for improving his own condition. Man is responsible for his lot. He must not blame God for his destiny. He must think of the present and the future. Secondly, Karma can be changed by prayer and the Grace of God. [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]When an individual learns to submit to His will, he ceases to make new Karma. He offers all his actions to Him; he acts as the instrument of His Will. According to Sikhism, all past Karma may then be erased through the association with saints, and meditation on "The Name". [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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