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If bad Karma gets bad reward, why do we still act badly? || Acharya Prashant (2020)
Scriptures and Saints
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Right action
Wrong action
Conditioning
Peace
Contentment
Discipline
History
Suffering
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that right action is defined as any action that brings peace, relaxation, and reasonless contentment, leading to a reduction in inner uncertainty and anxiety. Conversely, wrong action is that which maintains or increases these disturbances. While right action is its own reward, many people avoid it because they do not operate from a clean slate. Instead, they carry a history of conditioning and past wrong decisions. When a person has invested heavily in a life built on wrong actions, a truly right decision acts as a jolt that shakes their foundations. This creates a sense of suffering, not because the right action is harmful, but because it is incompatible with the individual's existing life structure.