GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul’s (jivatman’s) reincarnated lives, forming a cycle of rebirth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bad Karma will not only have ramifications in this lifetime but in the next life because of reincarnation, a process called Samsara. Samsara is a continuous cycle of rebirth, and humans can reap their rewards in this life, a future human rebirth or be born into a heavenly or hellish realm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Through karma, selfless actions uplift a soul, while selfish actions degrade it. The results of both selfless and selfish actions are experienced over a series of lives, as a soul comes to understand how its actions affect those and the world around it. Karma is thus the ultimate teacher of empathy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most Hindus believe that moral evil is caused by other people. They feel that Hindus should act with kindness and non-violence to all living things. This belief is called ‘ahimsa’. Those who deliberately hurt others or harm the Earth will face karmic consequences.