Karma means doing. It is an action. It is an initiation. It is a direction. Non-action also means doing. It is an act of not doing some act. It is an act of deciding not to do an act. Doing and non-doing is an action and a choice.
Let us look into the Laws of Karma.
The first law of karma:
This is similar to Newton’s first law of motion which says, “Everything remains in a state of rest or motion unless an outside unbalanced force acts upon it”. This law applies to all material bodies in the universe.
The darkness of a room remains in darkness unless an outside candle of light is brought inside the dark room. Everybody remains in a state of ignorance unless an outside balanced force of wisdom acts upon him. Everybody remains in a state of Tamas unless an outside balanced force of Sattva acts upon him. Everybody remains in a state of Rajas unless an outside balanced force of Sattva acts upon him. This is the First Law of Karma. This law applies to all human bodies in the universe. The outside balanced force is only temporary. It can be a person, a book, a situation, a quote, etc. It is an outside Guru. This is temporary. It has to be an inner balance. This has to be permanent. Satva is your inner balance.
The second Law of Karma:
This is similar to Newton’s second law of motion which says, “The force is equal to mass times the acceleration”. Mathematically it is expressed as F = ma. This means that the force of a body is directly proportional to its mass and acceleration. This means that the force is greater when the mass is greater. And the force is greater when the acceleration is greater. This law applies to all material bodies in the universe.
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The force of Rajas is more powerful than the force of Tamas. The force of Satva is more powerful than the force of Rajas and Tamas. A person in Satva is more powerful than one in Rajas and Tamas. This is the second Law of Karma. This law applies to all human bodies in the universe.
The third Law of Karma:
This is similar to Newton’s third law of motion which says, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. This law applies to all material bodies in the universe.
For every force of Tamas, there is an equal and opposite force of Rajas. The force of the Satva creates a balance. In Tamas there is Karma and in Rajas also there is Karma. Because there is a doer in Tamas and Rajas. But in Satva, there is nothing called the Karma. Because in Satva the doer disappears in his doing. When the doer (Karta) disappears in his doing (Kratya) there is nothing called doing or Karma but only pure being. So in Satva, there is only free will. And the doing of this pure being is called a play (Leela). So in Satva, we become part of the happening. This is the third Law of Karma. This law is available and accessible to all human beings in the universe.
Tamas means inertia or ignorance. Rajas means motion or passion. And Satva means balance or equanimity or dynamic equilibrium or Samyama.
This is what Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita:
कर्मण: सुकृतस्याहु: सात्विकं निर्मलं फलम् |
रजसस्तु फलं दु:खमज्ञानं तमस: फलम् || 14:16 ||
karmana sukratsyahu satvikam nirmalam phalam
rajasastu phalam dukkhamajnanam tamasa phalam
karmana - of action; su-kritasya - pure; ahu - is said; satvikam - mode of goodness, balanced; nirmalam - pure; phalam - result; rajasa - mode of passion; tu - indeed; phalam - result; duḥkham - pain, misery; ajnanam - nonsense, stupidity, ignorance; tamasa - mode of ignorance; phalam - result
The result of the right action is pure and emerges from the state of Satva. The action is done out of a state Rajas or passion results in misery. And the action done in a state of Tamas or ignorance brings unhappiness.
कर्मण: सुकृतस्याहु: सात्विकं निर्मलं फलम् |
रजसस्तु फलं दु:खमज्ञानं तमस: फलम् || 14:16 ||
karmana sukratsyahu satvikam nirmalam phalam
rajasastu phalam dukkhamajnanam tamasa phalam
karmana - of action; su-kritasya - pure; ahu - is said; satvikam - mode of goodness, balanced; nirmalam - pure; phalam - result; rajasa - mode of passion; tu - indeed; phalam - result; duḥkham - pain, misery; ajnanam - nonsense, stupidity, ignorance; tamasa - mode of ignorance; phalam - result
The result of the right action is pure and emerges from the state of Satva. The action is done out of a state Rajas or passion results in misery. And the action done in a state of Tamas or ignorance brings unhappiness.
For every force of Tamas, there is an equal and opposite force of Rajas. The force of the Satva creates a balance. In Tamas there is Karma and in Rajas also there is Karma. Because there is a doer in Tamas and Rajas. But in Satva, there is nothing called the Karma. Because in Satva the doer disappears in his doing. When the doer (Karta) disappears in his doing (Kratya) there is nothing called doing or Karma but only pure being. So in Satva, there is only free will. And the doing of this pure being is called a play (Leela). So in Satva, we become part of the happening. This is the third Law of Karma. This law is available and accessible to all human beings in the universe.
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