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Conclusion
In Retrospect
The Law of Karma, ultimately based upon the doctrine of rebirth, is one of the basic terets of the Hindu philosophy and religion. It has deeply influenced the lives of orthodox Hindus. As the physical sciences are based upon the law of causation and state that every cause must have its effect and like produces like, the Law of Karma also explains the same principle. It is that unseen law which adjusts each effect to its cause.
The Law of Karma or the Law of merit and demerit, (Karma in the sense of moral law) is neither particularly Hindu or Buddhistic, nor Theosophical. It is a presumption of all oriental philosophies. It was preached by Western religious teachers like St. Paul as well. For the first few centuries of the establishment of Christianity, it remained as one of its cardinal beliefs. The Western religious teachers were of the view that belief in rebirth was a necessity. And with the acceptance of the doctrine of rebirth, the logical corrolary that follows is the doctrine of Karma.
The law of causation upon which the entire structure of physical and biological sciences are based, strengthens our belief in the Law of Karma. The birth of a being must be determined by some cause. The cause may be termed as the Karma of that being. The universe cannot be ruled partly by laws and partly by a blind, unreasonable chance. World's
