Karma theory, which is based on the idea of birth, life, death and rebirth, is a mere religious fable

Discussion -MK

Q:-  Karma Theory

Karma is the universal principle of cause and effect. Our actions, both good and bad, come back to us in the future,helping us to learn from life's lessons and become better people.

Karma is basically energy. I throw energy out through thoughts,words and deeds - mano vaakkaya karamaas, and it comes back to me in time,through other people. Karma is our best teacher , for we must always face the consequences of our actions and thus improve and refine our behavior, or suffer if we do not. The bondage of this karma or karmabandham is the root for repeated births and deaths and experiencing the pleasures and pains - sukhadukhaalu. Beyond this bondage is salvation.

Bhagavadgita suggests that the moment the fire of knowledge -jnaagnihi manifests itself the whole stock of sanchita karmas in the form of latencies disappear and one is above experiencing prarabhdha and aagami.

Understanding the way the karma works, we seek to live a good and virtuous life through right thought, right speech and right action and this is called dharma. We must also be very careful about our thoughts, because thought creates, and thoughts make karmas - good,bad and mixed.

I request you to listen to my humble understanding of Law of Karma.

Answer

Essence of scriptuers: - Dehum- Nahum-Kohum –Sohum – which indicates the body is not the self – the self is that. Which clearly indicates the self is without the body. Therefore, the self is the formless knower of the body and the world. Without the body and the world, the self is free from birth life and death.  Therefore, karma theory, which is based on the idea of birth, life, death and rebirth, is a mere religious fable    

Karma is universal principle only on the base of false self [ego], within the illusion. The cause and effect is reality, only on the base of false self.  The fact is Ataman or the soul is the true self, which is in the form of consciousness and Atman or soul is uncaused.   Buddhism says, there is nothing - nonentity. Advita says there is some reality, even though things are not what they appear to be.

If one knows the ultimate truth, he will know there is neither cause nor effect. Advith is to know, what is it, that is Real, and base the reasoning on that real.

When reasoning is done on true base, one has the yardstick to know what is truth, and what is untruth, and he will be able to reject the unreal/untruth mentally.  Therefore, one has to make sure whether the true self is body/ego/I, or true self is soul/Ataman, which is in the form of consciousness.

 If one accepts the self as body, then the karma becomes universal principal. If one accepts the soul/consciousness as self, then the physical body, ego, world and whatever one has seen known and believed and experienced as a person becomes unreal[mirage] on the standpoint of the soul as self.

 By accepting karma theory, one is accepting the unreal as real, and permanently remains in the clutches of duality thinking the cycle of birth, life and death as reality.  Therefore, to overcome the illusory cycle of birth, life and death, one has to know the fact that, the body/ego /I is not the self, but the formless soul is the true self. Thus the self is within the mind [universe] but it is without the mind [universe].   Thus the self is within the ‘I’ but it is without the ‘I’.

 Thus karma theory is a hindrance in the path of truth because one accepts the false self as real self and false experience as real experience and he thinks all his action will yield fruits. Thus he will remain permanently in the realm of unreality or ignorance.  Without getting rid of ignorance truth realization or self-realization is impossibility.