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कर्म और कर्मफल || आचार्य प्रशांत (2016)
आचार्य प्रशांत
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Karma
Ego
Prarabdha
Sanchit
Agami
Liberation
Awareness
Desire
Description

Acharya Prashant clarifies the concept of Karma, explaining that it originates from two sources: the ego or the heart. Actions arising from the ego are always future-oriented, driven by the expectation of results, which creates a burden of consequences that one must eventually face. In contrast, actions performed from the heart are spontaneous and free from the desire for future outcomes. He emphasizes that while gross actions have delayed physical effects, subtle actions impact the mental state immediately. He refutes the egoistic notion that every accidental event, like an injury, is a direct result of one's personal past Karma, noting that we are all part of an interconnected web where the actions of others also affect us. He further elaborates on the classical classification of Karma into Prarabdha, Sanchit, and Agami. Prarabdha refers to influences beyond personal control, such as genetic traits or historical context, which must be endured. Agami Karma involves future actions that can be avoided by living with awareness and without attachment to results. To be free from the fruits of past actions, one must dissolve the identity of the 'doer.' Acharya Prashant also addresses the idea of being 'beyond hope,' describing it not as despair, but as a state of completeness where hope is no longer necessary. He concludes by stating that the only ultimate destiny that is certain to happen is one's liberation, as it is already the fundamental reality of the self.