◘Karma is the effect of action.

◘Based on the intention of the action performed, its effect acquires good or bad imprints and is called as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ karma.

◘Good Karma brings happiness and bad karma brings unhappiness.

◘These imprints attract and influence similar imprints, good or bad and become tendencies and eventually habits and creates destiny.

◘The imprints are registered in the mind and body.

◘When we perform action with Ego, the mind exhibits the bad imprints as Arishadvargas or six negative tendencies.

◘When we perform action with self or soul awareness and in ‘non-doer’ or ‘surrendered’ state, we acquire no Karma. Such actions cause Karma Yoga.

◘Karmas, good or bad, both add load to the mind sheath and become an obstacle for the onward ascending journey.

◘Because of Karma, we as souls are stuck up in this Earth unable to ascend.

◘Karma causes a cycle of life and death.

◘The purpose of this birth is to clear the karmas, break this cycle and return to our abode, Light.