Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Dear Ruchir, Dharma is the law of the universe to which we need to harmonize ourselves, and Karma (as in KarmaYoga) is the action which is performed in accordance to Dharma. Karma basically means simply “action”: it is a word that is usually qualified by the context. However, there may be some confusion due to the improper use of the word Karma by itself when actually other words should be used, such as Vikarma, or “bad karma”. Vikarma, or “bad karma” is the action performed against the universal laws, i.e. breaking Dharma. The word Karma has also been popularized with the meaning of “consequence of bad karma” – which is not exactly correct I hope this helps, PKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Small correction. "Karma" indeed means "action" - however it may be more practical to view Dharma and Karma as: Dharma defines what you should do, while Karma (both "bad" and "good") defines the circumstances under which you'll be making your choice (and simultaneously you're defining the circumstances for your future choices). _____ [] On Behalf Of Parama Karuna Devi Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:45 Dharma and Karma Dear Ruchir, Dharma is the law of the universe to which we need to harmonize ourselves, and Karma (as in KarmaYoga) is the action which is performed in accordance to Dharma. Karma basically means simply "action": it is a word that is usually qualified by the context. However, there may be some confusion due to the improper use of the word Karma by itself when actually other words should be used, such as Vikarma, or "bad karma". Vikarma, or "bad karma" is the action performed against the universal laws, i.e. breaking Dharma. The word Karma has also been popularized with the meaning of "consequence of bad karma" - which is not exactly correct I hope this helps, PKD _____ * / * <?subject=Un> * <> Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 For those interested in Sanskrit terms, there is a fairly good resource here: http://www.sanskrit.org/Sanskrit/sanskritterms.htm I find the information to be pretty thorough and generally correct. The great thing is that they go beyond surface terms to look at root words, and original meanings versus derived meanings. I recommend it. -erin On 5/19/05, Mouse <uri wrote: > Small correction. "Karma" indeed means "action" - however it may be more > practical to view Dharma and Karma as: Dharma defines what you should do, > while Karma (both "bad" and "good") defines the circumstances under which > you'll be making your choice (and simultaneously you're defining the > circumstances for your future choices). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Dear Friend, thank you for the correction. I believe that we can begin to understand the subjects of Vedic knowledge only if we have seen them from a sufficient number of perspectives – like the ten blind people who were asked to describe the elephant after touching it. On Thu, 19 May 2005 Mouse wrote : >Small correction. "Karma" indeed means "action" - however it may be more >practical to view Dharma and Karma as: Dharma defines what you should do, >while Karma (both "bad" and "good") defines the circumstances under which >you'll be making your choice (and simultaneously you're defining the >circumstances for your future choices). > > > > _____ > > [] >On Behalf Of Parama Karuna Devi >Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:45 > > Dharma and Karma > > > > Dear Ruchir, > >Dharma is the law of the universe to which we need to harmonize ourselves, >and Karma (as in KarmaYoga) is the action which is performed in accordance >to Dharma. >Karma basically means simply "action": it is a word that is usually >qualified by the context. >However, there may be some confusion due to the improper use of the word >Karma by itself when actually other words should be used, such as Vikarma, >or "bad karma". >Vikarma, or "bad karma" is the action performed against the universal laws, >i.e. breaking Dharma. >The word Karma has also been popularized with the meaning of "consequence of >bad karma" - which is not exactly correct > >I hope this helps, > >PKD > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 :-) _____ [] On Behalf Of Parama Karuna Devi Thursday, May 19, 2005 20:52 Re: RE: Dharma and Karma Dear Friend, thank you for the correction. I believe that we can begin to understand the subjects of Vedic knowledge only if we have seen them from a sufficient number of perspectives - like the ten blind people who were asked to describe the elephant after touching it. On Thu, 19 May 2005 Mouse wrote : >Small correction. "Karma" indeed means "action" - however it may be more >practical to view Dharma and Karma as: Dharma defines what you should do, >while Karma (both "bad" and "good") defines the circumstances under which >you'll be making your choice (and simultaneously you're defining the >circumstances for your future choices). > > > > _____ > > [] >On Behalf Of Parama Karuna Devi >Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:45 > > Dharma and Karma > > > > Dear Ruchir, > >Dharma is the law of the universe to which we need to harmonize ourselves, >and Karma (as in KarmaYoga) is the action which is performed in accordance >to Dharma. >Karma basically means simply "action": it is a word that is usually >qualified by the context. >However, there may be some confusion due to the improper use of the word >Karma by itself when actually other words should be used, such as Vikarma, >or "bad karma". >Vikarma, or "bad karma" is the action performed against the universal laws, >i.e. breaking Dharma. >The word Karma has also been popularized with the meaning of "consequence of >bad karma" - which is not exactly correct > >I hope this helps, > >PKD > _____ * / * <?subject=Un> * <> Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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