WHAT IS DHARMA AND KARMA?

Hope we all are enjoying the magic of festivity season in our own way. Some of us might have seen what is happening in Bharat during the sacred month of Kartik in all temples and there is no wonder our Bharat is considered the spiritual capital of the world.
There is a slogan on the way to kedarnath from Gowrikund which is only by walk, horse, donkey or doli which is about 14 km is an experience to have in ones life if at all possible. Of course we had to go by doli carried by four people which is safe!
On this divine path I noticed a slogan in Hindi which is DHARMAHI KARMAHAI-KARMAHI DHARMAHAI
which is in English DHARMA=KARMA

These two words in this creation we all hear, see and do without even knowing and what I call is the law of Life. Sanathana Dharma believes in the concept of reincarnation which is being proved by several studies on young children in the western world as well by westerners is fact of life. What determines the state of an individual in the next life is Karma, which refers to the actions (thoughts, words and deeds) which is described in the divine language as 'TRIKARANASUDDHI' WHICH MOST OF US ARE AWARE ESPECIALLY IN BHARAT, undertaken by our intellect, mind and body we , all humans have by birth without any exception.
In order to achieve good Karma, it is important to live life according to Dharma.This involves doing what is right for the individual, the family, the community and also for the universe itself. Dharma is like a cosmic norm and if one goes against the norm it can result in bad karma. So, dharma affects the future according to the karma accumulated. Therefore, one's dharma path in the next life is determined by their past karma. What we all live in this life is due to our past thoughts, words and deeds.
Some time we tend to blame God especially when we have pain and praise our greatness when we have pleasure and tend to feel egoistic which is the mother of all problems not only for us but also every
thing around us! So the first thing we need to get rid of is EGO at any cost!
ONE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH WE ALL SHOULD KNOW IS WE ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE THE WAY WE ARE LIVING 100% DUE TO OUR PAST KARMA.
I hope it is not difficult to understand which is in nature since the time of this creation, when and who created this wonderful creation does not make much difference and waste of time to talk about it. Just to give a simple example which explains is 'What we sow we reap' is well known all over the world and we witness day in day out with our own eyes. For example, if we sow an orange seed, an orange tree will grow in time but not a Mango tree! I am sure we all agree in this fact. This is not philosophy or spiritual but JUST COMMON SENSE WE ALL NEVER TEND TO PRACTICE.
If anybody wants to know more about these two divine word, Dharma, please click the link below

http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa021500a.htm

And to know more about Karma, please click the link before

http://hinduism.about.com/od/basics/a/karma.htm

And another simple explanation of these terms, Dharma & Karma can be read by clicking the link for busy Bees!

http://hinduism.about.com/b/2008/04/30/good-dharma-good-karma.htm