Let's first understand what karma is before we outline its rules. People believe that the visible actions we do are our karma. But Param Pujya Dadashri says that is merely a fruit of our karma. Karma is bound through our intent, and when that intent fructifies, visible actions happen. Hence, intent is the cause and the visible action is a mere effect of the cause already made. If the cause is good, the effect will be good, and if the cause is bad, the effect also shall be worse.

Our entire current life is a result of past karma, including the people we meet, the situations we encounter, our physical appearance, and our place of birth. When the result of karma unfolds, simultaneously, we create new karma (causes) through our new intentions. This new karma then shapes our future lives.

So, karma plays a vital role in our life, it determines not only our future place of birth, but also the way we look and the way we behave, and it decides the circumstances we meet too. The purer our intentions, the better our future circumstances shall be.

Now, let's take a look at the rules of karma:

1) Whenever we hurt someone, we create bad karma, resulting in suffering. So, we must avoid hurting or harming any living being in any way, be it in thought, speech or action, or else its consequences, sooner or later, we will have to face.

2) If we happen to hurt someone, with true repentance in our hearts, we must immediately ask for forgiveness (Pratikraman). This helps reverse our bad karma and it also pacifies the mind of the other person concerned.

3) Intentions behind actions matter greatly. Therefore, carry out your day-to-day interactions with pure intentions, free from selfishness, greed, and harmful desires.

4)Instead of solely focusing on making people happy, it is often more fulfilling to prioritize not causing hurt to anyone. When we try to make others happy, there are expectations involved, and if those expectations are not met, it can lead to negative feelings and consequences.

5) Fruits of karma are not punishment or retribution, but simply, consequences of our inner intents.

6) It is important to accept and embrace one's present circumstances, whether favorable or unfavorable. By resisting them, one binds new karma, which only intensifies suffering.

7) Selfless service to humanity. Having the intention to help mankind selflessly in any way we can, sows merit karma.

8) Never look for justice. If someone insults you, hurts you, ignores you, or does any hurtful act towards you, it is a result of our past karma. It is merely our causes coming back to us in the form of its effect. The person or circumstances are merely instrumental in the deeds involved.

Above are a few rules of karma which when applied in our daily life can help us experience a more fulfilling existence. And to break free from the grasp of positive and negative karma, we must attain Self-Realization. Akram Vignan helps us liberate ourselves from the perpetual cycle of cause and effect through a very easy and speedy path to self-realization (Gnan).

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Author's Bio: 

Ambalal M. Patel was a civil contractor by profession. In June 1958, spontaneous Self-Realization occurred within Ambalal M. Patel. From this point on, Ambalal became a Gnani Purush, and the Lord that manifested within him became known as Dada Bhagwan. A Gnani Purush is One who has realized the Self and is able to help others do the same. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan used to go from town to town and country-to-country to give satsang (spiritual discourse) and impart the knowledge of the Self, as well as knowledge of harmonious worldly interactions to everyone who came to meet him. This spiritual science, known as Akram Vignan, is the step-less path to Self-realization.