What is the relationship between karma (destiny) and dharma (Right Action)?
The only true karma is that aimed at finding your true self, primarily through meditation or pranayama. Otherwise all karma, be it good or bad, is not good as it traps you in the duality of existence. That said however, every point of our existence, through inaction or action, we make a choice because we are trapped in a dual existence. The choices available to us are determined by our past karma, but the choice we make will be determined by a combination of past karma (effectively ones samskara or habits) as well as ones’ strength and will and desire to defy these habits. In this way new “future” karma will be created. Dharma is doing ones rightful duty, regardless of ones’ self-interest. One’s highest dharma is to find oneself, primarily through disciplined meditation. But in our daily existence we are also forced to make material choices which should ideally be dharmic. Thus when faced with choices, it helps to have a good understanding of ones’ dharma so that karma is minimised. Bu
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