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Karma Yoga

Karma is a law made by God for man. It means actions, works, or deeds. It is also the law of cause and effect. The intentions and actions of an individual are the CAUSE.  The future of that individual is the EFFECT. The Bible verse “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is a lesson in creating good Karma. A colloquial way of speaking about Karma is “What goes around comes around.”

 

There are three kinds of Karma:

  1. Sanchita Karma - the sum total of all accumulated Karma from all previous actions
  2. Prarabdha Karma - that portion of Karma that we are working out
  3. Agami Karma - Karma that will be created while Prarabdha Karma is being worked out.

 

One of the highest yoga practices is Karma Yoga. Karma Yoga is the Yoga of Unselfish Action. 

 

Karma Yoga helps us to get rid of the lower nature of selfishness, greed, anger, envy, and fear. We begin to replace these with the higher emotions of love, tolerance, compassion, and...

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