Doctrine Of Karma

Author(s): Abhedananda Swami
Publisher: Ramkrishna Vedanta Math

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DOCTRINE OF KARMA
know or cannot trace on account of our limited knowledge. The causes might be on the moral or spiritual planes, but we seek only on the physical plane. In ancient times when the range of the known causes was extremely limited, the uncultured people used to explain the accidental event or events produced by unknown causes, by attributing them to some supernatural powers or agencies. Even today there are many who believe in accidents. Gradually, when all the supernatural powers were unified into one personal God the effects of unknown causes were called Providential. But in reality all accidents have natural causes whether we know them or not. That which appears to be supernatural or Providential to an unscientific mind, is natyral to a scientist or a philosopher whose conception of nature is larger and more universal. Therefore, all chance-events or socalled accidental occurrences are just as much governed by the law of causation or