Laws of Karma

'Karma' is originally ancient Indian Language Sanskrit word. Literally it means 'deeds' or 'actions'. It is key concept in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.

There are lots of literatures available on Karma philosophy. The concept has even inspired Hollywood movies like The Matrix, The Butterfly Effect etc.

There are in many laws of nature based on karma philosophy that govern our lives as mentioned below:

1. The first or the primary law of Karma: It states that 'As you sow, so shall you reap'. Your present experiences good or bad are the direct effects of the intent or the actions that you have performed in the past. Similarly the intent or the actions that you do today will determine the future. This is also known as the law of cause and effect. What you put in the universe comes back to you.

2. The law of creation: It says that no event in your life happens without your participation. Each one of us is an integral part of the universe. Whatever is happening around us gives us the clues of our inner state. Thus you are responsible for creating your own life.

3. The Law of acceptance: When you refuse to accept a situation, it will continue for you till you accept it. Only after willful acceptance, you can work towards changing the situation.

4. The Law of growth in spirit: For us to grow in spirit, it is we who must change and not the people, places and the things around us. You have control over only yourself. When we change who and what we are within our heart, our life changes too.

5. The Law of responsibility: We mirror what surrounds us and what surround us mirrors us. Whenever there is something wrong around, there is something wrong in us. The responsibility of what's happening in our lives is entirely ours whether we accept this fact or not.

6. The Law of connection: Everything in the universe is deeply connected. Each step leads to next and so on. Neither the first nor the last step is of greater significance. The past, present and future events are all connected.

7. The Law of focus: We can't think of two things at the same time. When you want to focus on higher values, you cannot have lower thoughts in your mind.

8. The Law of belief: If you believe something to be true then sometime in your life you'll be called upon to demonstrate that truth. That's a chance to put what you say into practice.

9. The Law of here and now: Brooding over what happened with us in the past, prevents us from being totally in the here and now. Old thoughts and old patterns of behavior prevent us from having new ones.

10. The Law of Change: History repeats itself until we learn the lesson that we need to change the path. Mistakes remain mistakes till we accept them as learnings and move on to make a change by implementing those learnings.

11. The Law of patience and reward: Rewards of lasting value require patient and persistent efforts. Whenever you want to create something that would give the desired rewards, keeping patience is inevitable.

12. The Law of significance: The value of something is a direct result of the energy and intent that is put into it. When you put in more energy into something, its significance and value invariably increases.