Karma (कर्म, karma) is the law of action and consequence that governs the material world. While the Vedas prescribe various duties, Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj clarifies that the fruit of any action is determined by the intent of the mind rather than the physical deed. This chapter explores the distinction between bondage-creating actions and Nishkama Karma—selfless action performed for the Divine—which purifies the heart and prepares the Jīva for the descent of Grace.
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No-one really knows what happens after death, though different people have different beliefs and notions about what could happen after death. So, let us unravel the mystery through the lens of Hindu Scriptures. Reason for Fear of Death The Vedas tell us that jeev is eternal. It has been roaming
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Sin is the most despicable theme of religious philosophies all over the world. In Sanatan Dharm , which is commonly known as Hinduism, Dharma defines the ethics and morals of leading a human life. Transgressing from dharma is called adharma and is considered a sin. The intent to follow dharma is
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Question When education, profession and wealth are all predestined then why should one work hard through school, make efforts to find a good job or even save for retirement? One should just wait for things to happen by themselves, as everything is predestined. Answer All lioving beings are endowed with
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In King Kuru's family King Dhritarashtra was born to Queen Ambika, the first wife of King Vichittravirya. After death of King Vichittra Virya, His mother Satyavati asked her first born sage Ved Vyasa to give Queen Ambika a son. So, Dhritarashtra was born from glance of Ved Vyas.
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Indian scriptures state that there are four stages of life, which are known as ashram (Devanagari: आश्रम ISO15919: āśrama ). The root of the word ashram is shram (Devanagari: श्रम ISO15910: śrama ), which means effort. Thus, ashram can be defined as a place where we strive to reach the
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Question Our Scriptures say that jeev has to pay off tri rin to attain salvation. Without paying off these debts there is no possibility of mukti from Maya . And without mukti from Maya there is no chance of attaining God realization . Shri Maharaj Ji propagates the philosophy of exclusively following
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The word karma (Devanagari: कर्म ISO15919: karma ) is used in a couple of different ways * Every action human beings perform is called karma . These actions bear fruits in present life and also carries over to future lives. * The path of karma called karma marg (Devanagari: कर्म मार्
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Question Can one get liberated by pind daan done by sons and grandsons? Should one do pind daan or not? Answer Pind Daan is a Vedas recommended neimittik karma performed for the benefit of departed souls. Hence, the straightforward answer to your question is that Karmakand cannot lead to the
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Broadly speaking, all things in the world are categorized as being either good or bad. Even the karma that one performs, is categorized as: * Good actions or sukarma (Devanagari: सुकर्म ISO15919: sukarma ) and * Bad actions or kukarma (Devanagari: कुकर्म ISO15919: kukarma ) Within the spiritual realm, the
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Does destiny limit what comes our way OR by working extra hard can we attain more? In His divine spiritual discourses, Shri Maharaj Ji often makes two statements that appear to be contradictory to each other: 1. The "Human form of life is called Karma Yoni so we can
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Following the Vedic societal rules of righteous living is termed as following dharma . One living such a life stands on following fours pillars * truth (Devanagari: सत्य; ISO 15919: satya ) - being truthful in ones everyday dealings. * mercy (Devanagari: दया; ISO 15919: dayā ) - compassion towards others misery. * austerity (Devanagari:
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No-one really knows what happens after death, though different people have different beliefs and notions about what could happen after death. So, let us answer this question of “what happens after death”, on the basis of the knowledge contained in our scriptures. The Vedas tell us that jeev (soul) is