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K as Karma
Bhakti Journal #4
How the world reaps what it has sown (and I with it)
Introduction: Karma, Climate Change, and My Tea
Every time I read something about karma on the internet, the first line says:
“Karma is not what you think it is. It’s something completely different.”
And I always wonder — how does that author know what I think about karma?
Perhaps my understanding is correct.
Let’s dive into the depths of karma and see what the original literature — the Vedas — actually says.
In the Bhagavad Gita, there’s a verse that makes things even more confusing:
“Even the wise are bewildered in determining what is action and what is inaction.”
— Bhagavad Gita 4.16
Let’s remember — the word karma means action, while akarma implies inaction.
If even intelligent people are confused about this, what’s left for the rest of us ordinary beings?
This morning, while sipping my tea, I was thinking about global karma.
In the background, I could almost hear someone whisper:
“The world is boiling — and not just because of the water for your tea.”
