What is karma? You're probably thinking that it's the thing where you do something bad, then something bad happens to you. "Getting your just desserts", as it were. That's part of it but there's a lot more. Yes, the energy created by a negative action sometimes causes a negative rebound, but it doesn't have to. Instead, it can roll over and accumulate, becoming a karmic burden.
This week I chat to friend and fellow yogi Sarah Cox and ask her what her take is on this subject. It turns out you generate karma not just through action, but through word and thought. Yeah, that's right - thinking a bad thought eg wishing ill on someone, counts as actually doing it, karmically! Also, were you aware that karmic burden can be inherited? Feelings such as guilt, shame and revenge can all be handed down the generations. It can be national - think of the impact on future Germans of the Nazi history.
Strictly speaking, only an action that has no ego involvement whatsoever generates no karma. Wouldn't that be the challenge! Which is why Gandhi, the most famous Karma Yogi of all, spent a lifetime cultivating this attitude. Could you manage that?
Find Sarah: www.zephorium.com
Read my blog: Liberate yourself from karmic burden