Abstract

The law of karma is widely and popularly accepted in India. In the process of change and development of human potentiality of creativity, unfortunately man has reached a mental state of homo- fabricus, making and re-making false things as if they were real in order to deceive others. The law of karma has been stated prominently in Vedic literature, the Bhagavad Gita and in Indian traditional philosophical literature. According to this, no man can escape the consequences of his actions. To discuss it, which is relevant and important in the present conditions and circumstances, I would like to adopt the hermeneutic- phenomenological and holistic methodologies. The Bhagavad Gita is the quintessence of Vedic literature and Vyasa’s Mahabharata; there, Arjuna is taught by Srikrishna to perform his svadharma by fighting a battle. One has to perform one’s actions for the sake of duty in a detached and disinterested way without desiring the consequence, with love and devotion, and integral fifth dimensional human reality. Beliefs in rebirth -metempsychosis, and in the supreme Being are the two implications of karma. In order to realise permanent peace, bliss and joy, man has to lead an alternative way of spiritual life of anasakta yoga.