Nityakarma - Eternal Karma (4 Kinds of Karma)

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Namaste ALL esp Parvati,

Can you explain eternal karma, please? Can it help regarding other types of karma?

Pranams,

Karne

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parv108

Friday, September 24, 2004 11:31 PM

4 kinds of karma

Namaste to all,Steve recently asked, "Why do we have to

suffer?".Shree Maa said, "It is because of karma. Therefore it is

very important how we perform our present day actions." The Goddess

in the Devi Gita explains that since we are all bound to act in this

world, we should put forth every effort toattain to Wisdom and it is

through wisdom that we destroy ignorance. Actions performed in the

presence of ignorance can only create more ignorance. Actions with

wisdom is a helper in the path of liberation. In the Guru and the

Goddess book Swamiji explains the four different kinds of karma in

the Kasyap Sutra #1.1. Praarabdha karma-Those actions commenced in

the past which are coming to fruition, to fulfillment, now and in the

future.Shankaracharya compares it to the arrow which leaves its bow

and once the arrow has left the bow there is nothing the archer can

do to alter its course but to watch and see where it lands.Every

action we perform sets off an arrow. The ideal way to deal with this

karma is to watch the arrows land without reaction and to perform

every action as efficiently and thoroughly as possible..Shree Maa

once said that we should make friends with our praarabdha karma. We

make friends with our praarabdha karma when we accept every

circumstance and strive to become free from reaction or discriminate

as to which response will take us closer to our goal.2. Samksipta

karma- Karma which is completed, over and done with. It is finished.

It is full, complete and perfect. There is nothing left to be done.3.

Vartmaana karma- present karma. Karma which is going on right now. It

is in the process.4. Nityakarma-Eternal karma. Those activities which

are eternal. This would include chanting, meditation, puja, homa,

japa, etc. As much Nitya Karma that we can engage in the better.