KARMA QUOTES
quotations about karma
Karma is not punishment or retribution but simply an extended expression or consequence of natural acts. The effects experienced are also able to be mitigated by actions and are not necessarily fated. That is to say, a particular action now is not binding to some particular, pre-determined future experience or reaction; it is not a simple, one-to-one correspondence of reward or punishment.... Karma is not a theory that says you do this, you will get that, whether good or bad. It says do good work, I'll decide when you'll get good results, when you need it, and not when you want it.
PARVESH SINGLA
The Manual of Life
To the worldy man Karma is a stern Nemesis, to the spiritual man Karma unfolds itself in harmony with his highest aspirations.
WILLIAM Q. JUDGE
The Path, Sep. 1886
Karma is not something you can control, something you can turn on and off. It's not what you do; it's who you are. Karma extends throughout our entire life experience. If you are pleasant and give off positive energy, others will pick on that, and feed off that. If you're a grouch who is always upset, always complaining, always wishing for something to be different, be better, then you will for the rest of your life find yourself in situations that could be different, be better. You will never be satisfied, just frustrated and angry.
KEVIN CHAPPELL
Ebony, Sep. 2003
Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will, creating his own destiny. The Vedas tell us, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evil, we will reap evil. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determines our future.
SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI
Dancing With Siva
Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on its consequences to you. Just as a refusal to believe in the ocean would not prevent you from drowning.
F. PAUL WILSON
The Tomb
When we begin to understand the concept of Karma we will never ever blame God for anything that happens to us. We will realise that we are responsible for all that happens to us. As we sow, so shall we reap. Rich or poor, saint or sinner, miser or philanthropist, learned or illiterate ... This is the Universal Law that applies to individuals, to whole communities, societies, nations and races. As we sow, so shall we reap.
J. P. VASWANI
What Would You Like to Know about Karma
The law of karma, blessed ones, is not intended to act as a lash, to tear apart the souls of men. The law of karma is intended to instruct and to cause mankind to approach the throne of grace without fear, with the clearness of mind and being that will render them able to receive the pure vibratory action of Almighty God.
ANNICE BOOTH
The Path to Your Ascension
Karma is the root cause of success and failure in every aspect of life.
ZHI GANG SHA
The Power of Soul
The law of Karma is a manifestation of God's will.
RAMANA MAHARSHI
Karma & Destiny
Karma is the destiny man weaves for himself.
L. H. LESLIE-SMITH
Karma
In America karma is best expressed in popular phrases like, "what goes around, comes around" and "what you sow, you will reap." Karma has also been referred to as having a "boomerang effect" where the thoughts and actions that you send out into the world turn around and come back at you. In the New Testament, Jesus says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Karma goes a step further and dictates that "What you do unto others will come back to you." I think Jesus and the Hindus really had the same idea. Think about that the next time you want to say or do something nasty to someone else!
CARMEN HARRA
Everyday Karma
Karma is the record of services. Karma is the term used in Buddhist teaching. Taoists use the term te. Christians us the term "deed." Many other spiritual beings use the term "virtue." Karma, te, deed, and virtue are the same thing but in different words. To understand karma is to understand all of these words.
ZHI GANG SHA
The Power of Soul
Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can't get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don't care who you are. What goes around comes around. That's how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve.
JESSICA BRODY
The Karma Club
Karma is our teacher. It teaches us to refine our behavior--hopefully sooner rather than later. One way to tell a young soul from an old soul is to observe how quickly he learns karma's lessons in life.
EDITORS OF HINDUISM TODAY
What Is Hinduism?
Karma is one of those topics that many people know a little about, but it is often more complex than most people realize. The second law of thermodynamics is that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. On the universal scale, this is the law of karma. The law of karma basically states that every action has a reaction and whatever you do to others will later return to you, either in this life or a future life. Furthermore, ignorance of the law is no excuse. We are still accountable for everything we do, regardless of whether we understand it or not. We cannot escape it, even if we do not believe it. Therefore, the best thing is to learn how it works. If everyone understood the law of karma, we would all be living a happier life in a brighter world.
STEPHEN KNAPP
Reincarnation and Karma
It imprisons Brahmā in the universe
like a potter
in his own giant urn.
It tosses Vishnu
into the dark tangle
of his ten avatars.
Rudra it forces to beg
roaming with a skull in
his cupped palms,
and it makes Sūrya circle
the sky endlessly.
I bow my head to karma.
BHARTRHARI
The Epigrams Attributed to Bhartrihari
You can't escape karma ... It is what it is. It doesn't judge, it's neither good nor bad like most people think. It's the result of all the actions, positive and negative--a constant balancing act of events--cause and effect--tit for tat--reaping and sowing--what goes around comes around ... However you phrase it, it's the same in the end.
ALYSON NOËL
Shadowland
Karma isn't fate. Nor is it a punishment imposed on us by some external agent. We create our own karma. Karma is the result of the choices that we make every moment of every day.
TULKU THONDUP
Peaceful Death
Instant Karma's gonna get you,
Gonna knock you off your feet.
JOHN LENNON
"Instant Karma"
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
WAYNE DYER
attributed, Secrets from the Lost Bible