karma..karma..karma..what's all about?

We constantly hear the word 'karma' in conversations without knowing the true meaning of the word.Someone may be describing an accident or a terrible incident that has happened in his or her life.Or sentence you'll hear, "I must have been a terrible person in a past life, I guess it's my karma."The karma meaning simply refers to the process of cause and effect. Action causes reaction. Whatever you do, something will happen.

Now some of you may not believe the concept of having lived many life times. If that is the case, you may not understand why certain situations are repeated over and over.I think that the main issue here is to be aware of one's actions towards others. Find out how you are creating karma all the time, and then you will understand the meaning of karma.It is important to follow the principle of treating others as you would like to be treated. In other words, if you do bad things to others, it will return to you. Remember the expression "what goes around comes around". There is a reaction to everything you do in life.So anger begets anger, love begets love. I know this sounds simplistic. But if you remember chemistry, like attracts like and negativity repels. It's all very basic. So 'love thy neighbor' and 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'