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her accumulated karma. She was also told that some of her dreams were
glimpses from her past lives. Prior to her Inner Experiences we had not
thought much about the theory of reincarnation/ rebirth. After these
experiences now we believe in the Karma/ Samsara. We still don't know
the details about her accumulated karma but more we read about karma
more we understand and appreciate this divine justice system. An
Excerpt from 'Reincarnation and Immortality by Swami Paramananda',
pg 29 "Karma is a Sanskrit word which means action and reaction, cause
and effect. Western world takes full account of the law of cause and
effect on the physical plane, Indian sages’ claim that it operates as truly
on the higher planes. Our present life is the culmination of our yesterday;
our today is the result of our yesterday, and tomorrow will be the result
of today. Our future life will be what we make it now by our thoughts,
deeds and aspirations".
Buddha told His disciples "All what we are is the result of what we
have thought". "Hinduism An Introduction" by Shakunthala
Jagannathan, was a very basic and helpful book for us to understand
many different concepts. About karma it said, "Often Indians are called
fatalists on the grounds that it is the law of karma that makes us accept
fate and not fight misfortune. This is not so, as Karma is far from being a
fatalistic doctrine."
"There are three types of Karma 1) Prarabdha Karma: this is the only
type of karma which is beyond our control. According to this, it is the
result of the sum total of the good and bad deeds performed in the
previous life that dictated the choice of parents, the environment of the
home, the physical condition of new born etc. We cannot change our
looks, our parents, the time of our death etc. 2) Samchita Karma: this is
the accumulated Karma of all our previous births which give us our
characteristics, tendencies, aptitudes and interests. Samchita Karma is
however changeable. With wisdom, person can change, improve habits
and get rid of evil thoughts and desires. Samchita Karma is therefore
alterable by us. 3) Agami Karma : this consists of the actions in our
present life which determine our future in the later years of this life and
in the next. It is entirely within our hands and our own free will."
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