What is karma exactly? Does Enlightenment mean freedom from karma?
Karma means action; a universal law: The law of karma is the law of causation and is a natural law, not a moral law. Any thought or deed causes an effect producing karma. These consequences are not a punishment, but are a natural evolution to a state of balanced wholeness. Karma is the primary cause of reincarnation and is threefold. The first form of karma (sanchita karma) is in the seed state. This karma is dormant and has not yet started to mature and is the sum total accumulated karma from this life and past life actions. The second form (kriyamana karma) is the current day to day karma that we perform today, and are shaping, which is soon to become seeds. Consider that these latent seeds will eventually reach maturity, and sprout at a future time and life. The third form of karma (prarabdha karma) is the karma that has formed from mature seeds and is now active in our daily life. There are those who believe they can burn the seed of karma by devotion or good deeds. It seems they f
