However, in its Vedic roots, Karma is never Justice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This misconception has led us to believe that Chitragupt imparts Justice to souls by assigning them Hell or Heaven. This oversimplification is laden western thought. At its core, Chirtagupt can best be described as an accountant. A bookkeeper who tracks a person’s Karmic balance sheet. If the credit\/debit statement is zero, a soul has a balanced Karma and is deemed fit for liberation. Any imbalance, the soul has to go through another cycle of birth and death.<\/p>\n
And here is a prime example of the deceptive nature of Karma. Even when we simplify Karma as a balance sheet, we fail to grasp its complexity. A lay mind would immediately start to think that any debts in the balance sheet need a repayment. But Karma doesn’t work that way.<\/p>\n
Here is a simple example. You give alms to a beggar. This action has two consequences, one, you committed a good deed. Two, the beggar is indebted to you for your help. When the time comes, you are rewarded for your good deeds; you get your deeply desired car as a reward. Your good deed got balanced with a prize, but your Karmic balance sheet is still not zero. It will not turn zero until the indebted beggar pays off their debt to you.<\/p>\n
The example must have widened your scope about Karma. Just think about the multitudes of people you have interacted with. Each interaction has created Karma that needs balancing. By now, you must have figured out that one life is not enough for attaining balance. Hence, re-birth and Karmic philosophy go hand in hand.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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All Indian traditions, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, grapple with the idea of Karma in their own way. The Wheel in our flag symbolises the Karmic cycle of birth and re-birth. Each tradition tried to analyse Karma from a unique perspective. Can we say which one is right or which one is wrong? Rather, do we have the capacity to make any such definitive statement! We Don’t.<\/p>\n
However, this is certain, None of the Indian traditions try to box Karma into the concept of action and consequence. They do not see Karma as a mechanism of Universal Justice.In a simple action and consequence system, you control your good deeds, and you may control your rewards for it. But, like in our example, who controls the beggar, when does the beggar pay off debts to you?<\/p>\n
Hopefully, you have understood that Karma is not simple. And any system that emerges out from a Karmic belief is never straightforward. To understand Karma takes many lifetimes. So the next time someone advises you to do a certain pooja to get the next job, be a bit skeptical.<\/p>\n
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