Karma in its broader sense means just action.
It has 3 aspects
The action we do and the effect it produces.
The impression it creates in mind. ( patterns)
The action/reaction that is propelled by the impression.
Most of the action creates impression in mind and over a period of time the impression becomes solidified and becomes a pattern. The next time you act, you act out of the set pattern.
For eg: You have a habit of drinking coffee early in the morning. Suppose one day you don't get coffee for some reason but you crave for it and you get headache. Its not that having coffee gives you great satisfaction but "not having it" gives you headache. This is because the mind is patterned to drink coffee and not having it makes you suffer. This is called "Coffee karma" :).
When you don't react to any action, it doesn't create any impression in mind and therefore will not propel you to act out of set pattern/ set impression.
Karma is a science and not just a belief. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. - Remember school!?
So you are what you are today due to some action in the past. Lets say someone steals something in a shopping mall and lands in prison. His action of stealing has resulted in his karma of being in jail. Next it was Cop's karma to catch him and put him jail.
So a karma of one person triggers karma of another. Now, not acting also brings karma. If you are judge and you don't act as in you refuse to hear the case and not give punishment, it brings karma. So inaction also results in karma!
Its a deep science which is unfathomable. The elders in hindu scriptures have said " Gahana karma no gathi" - To understand karma is unfathomable.
'When' some karma bears fruit is a mystery. Just like you plant a tomato seed, within few days you will see the sapling coming up. On the other hand, a mango seed will take years to give out sapling. So what karma you are reaping now, is a mystery - be it this life or any past life's karma.
Trick is to offer every action to the divine. ( Surrendering all your actions)
Act without attachment. This will not create any impression in the mind.
Meditation, yoga will purge you off all the unwanted impressions from your mind when you do it regularly.
Best is to do good and keep smiling. Leave the result to the nature.
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