Can anyone explain what Karma really is and how can you redirect it.?

Answer 1

Understand the meaning and purport of karma and you would never ever need to redirect it!


Karma: is the most grossly misunderstood word in all of Scriptural texts. The literal meaning of the word as explained to the masses by Pundits is its relation to the physical concept of a being. You perform Karma as a physical manifested being and this shall suffice your journey to the Swarga Heaven ... Provided you earn Punya Karma!

What one fails to explain is that physical work alone does not constitute the in-depth meaning of Karma ... The physical work being performed by one is only the tip of the ice berg. Committing a sin even in thoughts is committing a Paap Karma! For achieving any aim of Life one has to accumulate Punya (a hidden factor). It is only the Punya or Paap Karma performed by one which decides what body the Atman soul within shall manifest in next Life!!


You work (perform your Karma) like an animal ... You are bound to be born one in next Life. You are a true soldier of God, respect all and continue performing your Dharma without violating the right of others ... You may be born an ascetic who while living in a family lives leads a pious Life. Further more depending on your Karma, if you are granted a boon by the Almighty God ... You may Realize-Self, become one with God the Creator within that Life!!

Karma ... with hidden ingredients consists of performing an action both in physical and the Mental World. You do not have to physically kill one to do a Paap Karma. A single stray thought of causing injury to one gains you a Paap Karma. Though the physical harm was not done and the negative marks awarded are much less for a thought injury compared to a physical injury but you get punished by God!


What of thousands or even more stray thoughts entering your mind daily with little or no control over them!! Your only remedy is invocation of pure thoughts all the time and keeping self engaged in doing a Karma (both physical and mental work) with a single chief aim of Life hovering in your head! God is watching over one and all ... all the time. Whatever Karma you perform is getting recorded in the book of your Life ... Still, do we insist on doing Paap Karma!!!


Think of it ... why invoke negative thoughts on a Cosmic sojourn which is but a fleeting moment in your Cosmic Life span! The average Life of a Human Being of about 70 years ... Is it enough to know one another (All beings ... All are specific creations of God on Mother Earth)!! The vast nature and its beauty ... What all have we explored jointly ... How many seas fathomed with its flora and fauna ... How many expeditions taken to remote corners of the World!!!

Jainism elaborates the meaning of Bhava-Karma (Thought Karma) best ... you think ill will of one and you earn Paap Karma. None can absolve you from this. The total preachings of Jainism are based on this precept. What a noble way to lead a Life ... Never cause ill will of one even in your thoughts!! If only all could follow this advise ... The World would have become truly one family! More on karma sutra here- http://www.godrealized.com/karma_sutra.html

Answer 2

You cannot redirect Karma. You have to live with the results of your actions, whether this happens soon or in a future life is unknown. You can try to balance the books by doing good and directing positive to others. This works best when it is someone who you don't like and want to get rid of them. You could work something for them to get sick, have car trouble, and attract negative Karma into your life. Or, you could work something for them to get a better job somewhere else and then you've avoided negative Karma, brought yourself positive Karma, and the person you don't like goes away all the same.

Answer 3

Karma is the law that for every action there is a reaction. Mostly if you do good you get good in return. And if you do bad, you get bad in return. The problem is that you don't always get the result right away. For example you might have hurt someone but nothing goes wrong for you until maybe one day you get cancer and you wonder why you are getting it. Time has taken so long you don't know why you are paying the consequences for what you did. It also goes for good things too.
Most people don't want to redirect good karma. It is bad karma that they want to redirect. In order to do that you must let go of negative energy that surrrounds the whole situation. By doing that you stop beating yourself up (guilt) for it. And you also ask for forgiveness. You can ask for it indirectly like in a room by yourself as long as you are sincere about your intentions. Then you must also forgive yourself. And then you must ask for postive energy about the whole situation. Think only good thoughts about it. And most importantly, you let go of all thoughts about what you did. Think of it like it never happened. This is how you neutralize negative/ bad karma.

Answer 4

You do not direct Karma. Rather, allow Karma to inform your life.

Answer 5

Karma is action ... and the results of those actions. You can only direct it before putting forth your cause. In other words, think carefully and direct yourself carefully before committing an action ... then expect the reaction.

You cannot "re"direct action or the results of those actions after you've already put forth the cause.

Answer 6

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