karmas
Spiritual cause-effect balances
Karmas is the plural of karma, the spiritual principle that actions generate consequences—good deeds bring good fortune, bad deeds bring suffering.
The plural appears when distinguishing types or instances: Different karmas accumulate from different actions.
In casual use, karma often appears as a mass noun without a plural: What goes around comes around—that's karma.
Cycle of rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- wheelRotating circular frame
rebirth · afterlife · moksha · nirvana · liberation · bondage · atman · soul
Cosmic moral order
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- liberationRelease from constraint
attachment · detachment · suffering · ignorance · mindfulness · awareness · meditation · purification
Result of an action
- actionProcess of doing
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- causeWhat produces an effect
- effectResult of a cause
deed · result · outcome · fruit · ripening · seed · harvest · reaping
Predetermined course of events
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- predeterminationDecision made in advance
destined · lot · fortune · kismet · predetermined · inescapable · fated
samsara
Cycle of rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
wheel · rebirth · afterlife · moksha · nirvana · liberation · bondage · atman · soul · continuation
dharma
Cosmic moral order
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
liberation · attachment · detachment · suffering · ignorance · mindfulness · awareness · meditation · purification · cleansing
consequence
Result of an action
effect · deed · result · outcome · fruit · ripening · seed · harvest · reaping · sowing
fate
Predetermined course of events
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- providenceDivine protective care
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
predetermination · destined · lot · fortune · kismet · predetermined · inescapable · fated
karmaschance
Likelihood of occurrence
randomness · accident · coincidence · happenstance · fluke
karmasfate
Predetermined course of events
destiny · predestination · fortune · lot · providence
karmasinjustice
Denial of fair treatment
cosmic indifference · absurdity · nihilism · meaninglessness · unfairness
- bad karmaAccumulated spiritual consequences
- instant karmaImmediate consequence for actions
- Karma PoliceAgents of cosmic retribution
- karma yogaLiberation through detached service
- karma systemCumulative user reputation score
- Credit KarmaFree score monitoring service