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3 Forgotten Ancient Principles of Karma
Acharya Prashant
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Karma
Action
Truth
Security
Right Action
Social Conformity
Destiny
Wrong Action
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Acharya Prashant outlines three forgotten principles of Karma. The first principle states that the rightness of a decision is determined by its personal outcome. If your decisions lead to peace, joy, and contentment for you, they are right; otherwise, they are wrong. The second principle establishes that there is no final arbiter in life other than action itself, as life is a continuous flow of deeds. Acting, especially without full certainty, requires faith. When social restrictions prevent you from enacting what you know, you must weigh the security gained from social conformity against the suffering of willingly avoiding your destiny. The crucial question is whether your demand for security is greater than your love for truth, as the answer will determine your life. The third principle advises one to forget about finding the 'right action' and instead be cautious of the 'wrong action'. A hint is provided: if everything seems to be going comfortably, chances are that all is going wrong. If life appears nice, proper, and sweet, it is likely just patterned, known, and conditioned. If you tick all the right boxes on the social checklist to the point that others are envious, it is a sign that everything is going wrong. When things are actually going right, it is a truth that only your own heart can know.