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  1. What is prarabdha karma and sanchita karma?

    Some karma can be changed and some cannot. When you prepare halwa, if sugar is less or ghee is less, water more or less, it can all be adjusted. But once sooji (a type of flour) is cooked, it cannot be reversed. If the buttermilk is sour, milk can be added ...
  2. If the whole existence is one then do we have a joint account of karma?

    Yes, there are so many types of karma. 1. Collective karma 2. Karma of the time 3. Karma of the place 4. Karma of a family 5. Karma of an individual There is individual karma, then you have family karma - what you call DNA. Then comes the karma of a ...
  3. Q.Gurudev, why do we have to suffer because of our past impressions? In the present we are innocent.

    Until the impression of your previous done karma is there on your mind, that karma manages to exist. That impression can only be erased through meditation, pranayama and service. You are freed from karma once the impression is erased. All this is on the m ...
  4. Is there a way to understand the course of karma?

    There is no one standard to measure it. Jains had put Krishna in hell because he created many wars. Then they saw his good deeds and put him in heaven. It is best to do karma according to the intellect. An action which inspires you with enthusiasm and en ...
  5. Why some people are rich and some are poor? If this is karma, can this be changed?

    Yes it can be changed. You know, it doesn't take much time for a rich person to become poor, and many times poor also become rich in short period of time. Don't think that it is karma for me to be poor and let me be like that. No! You can make effort to ea ...
  6. Gurudev, how can I know whether what I am experiencing is because of my Karmas from my past lives, or is it because of my actions in the present life?

    Whether the action is from a past life, or something done 10 years back, or done just yesterday, or even 10 minutes back – it really does not matter. Ultimately, all Karma is Karma, that’s it. That is why it is said that the ways of Karma are mysterious an ...
  7. Can you say something about karma and freedom?

    Life moves by dual (two) factors: 1) Inner Tendencies and 2) Outer Influences Inner tendencies form your attitudes and behaviour, while external influences makes strong impressions in your mind. Often your tendencies generate external situations. And si ...
  8. 5 Ways to Overcome Problems

    "Know that there is a higher power that will hold your hand throughout your journey of life, and you will overcome all the problems and be successful." Click To Tweet Once a wise man drew a line on a board and told his student to make the line shorter with ...