Karma is based on the false self within the false experience. Religionists believe KARMA
is physical action, its consequences, the sum of all consequences in this or
another life, the chain of cause and effect resulting from "good" and
"bad" deeds, such that everyone is conditioned and determined by his
conduct over a span of lifetimes. Scripters say that: - “According as one acts,
according as one conducts himself, so does he become. The doer of good becomes
good. The doer of evil becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action,
bad by bad action."
From the non-dual perspective karma is a religious fable. When the self
is not physical then whatever actions and conduct based on the physical self is
bound to be false hood. Therefore, whatever good or actions performed within
the false experience is bound to be falsehood.
There is no Cause and effect when one becomes aware of the fact that the
true self is not form but true self is formless.
Karma is bondage. Karma theory makes one accept the false self [ego] as
true self and false experience [universe] as reality.
Karma doctrine propagated by the
religion and Gurus of the past is so ingrained in peoples life in India. Most
people inherited karma doctrine based conditioning which is helpful and convenient
use as tool judge modify their actions in present life, in the fear of
avoidance of suffering in the next life. Thus they accepted them as
truth. This accepted truth becomes an obstacle for those who are seeking truth.
The Karma-Kanda
also declares that the Brahman is different from the body and permanent, as it
endures even after the fall of the body and reaps the fruits of actions (done
in this life).[38 Aparoksh Anuboothi ].
The great declaration by Sri, Sankara:
- the world is myth, Brahman alone is real and everything is Brahman, it means
whatever the world contains and all happenings such as the birth life and death
are also myth. The substratum of the mind, which is in the
form of universe [all varieties of
names, forms and actions], is consciousness and consciousness alone is
Brahman which is real and ultimate
truth.
The Shruti has
clearly declared that Brahman alone is the substratum of all varieties of
names, forms and actions. [50 Aparoksh Anuboothi ]
Just as a thing
made of gold ever has the nature of gold, so also a being born of Brahman has
always the nature of Brahman. [51. Aparoksh Anuboothi ]
Fear is attributed
to the ignorant one who rests after making even the slightest distinction
between the Jivaatman and the ParamAtaman.[52 Aparoksh Anuboothi ]
When duality appears through ignorance, one sees another; but when everything becomes identified with the Brahman, one does not perceive another even in the least.[53 Aparoksh Anuboothi ]
