SUMMARY OF THE BOOK "THEORY OF KARMA" BY HIRABHAI THAKKAR

Shri Hirabhai Thakkar was an eminent preacher and author who devoted his life to the study of Vedic philosophy. He was a scholar of Bhagwad Gita & Vedant.

He wrote few books and one of my favourite is Theory of Karma! 
This book is very well written. It is an excellent source for the one who want to know what is Karma and how does it  work?

                              
                                    I give this book 5 stars rating.

 Summary of this book:

We all know, there is some law which governs the administration of this whole,  universe. This law is known as Law of Karma. And the most important and fundamental principle of this law is- JO JAS KARAI SO TAS FAL CHAKHA. – 

As you sow, so shall you reap.

If you want to live happily anywhere in this world, you must know the Law of karma under which the whole universe is governed. “Each and every physical action or deed that you perform with the co-operation of the mind, right from morning to evening, during the whole day and night, during the whole week, whole month, whole year and during the whole of your life right from birth to death is called Karma.

This law of karma is eternal,  universal and applicable to all the persons and creatures in entire universe.This law is totally perfect. There has not been a single amendment in the law up-till now since time immemorial and there is not going to be a single amendment in the law till the end of the entire universe.There is not a single exception in this law of karma.

 

The wrong doer will definitely be punished for his wrong deeds. Similarly, a pious man performing good actions will definitely be rewarded for his good deeds.        

We should gather sufficient patience and moral courage,will-power, full faith in this law  while suffering miseries which are the results of our past sinful deeds and go on doing pious deeds with great enthusiasm and full faith in God.

All these Karmas ae divided into three categories according to their three stages as under:

Kriyaman Karma- An action done at the spur of a moment or time in the present tense which instantly bears fruit and results in reaction then and there.

Sanchit Karma- The action done but not yet ripe to give fruits immediately or on the spot but take some time to get ripened. Such karmas are kept in pending state  waiting for the opportune time to become ripe, to give fruits in future. Till then they remain in balance and are accumulated. Until their fruitification, these Sanchit karmas would not be neutralised.

Prarabdha Karma- means those actions, out of the accumulated Sanchit karmas which have now become ripe and are ready to give fruits. They are commonly known as destiny, luck, fate, fortune etc.

So long as you have not entered into any action (Karma) you will have no reaction. There cannot be any effect without a cause. But once you have entered into any action, you are bound to face its reaction. So before doing any sort of action, you are free to think about its possible reaction or outcome.

God has gifted human being high intelligence as well as wisdom. So, if human beings misuse their intelligence and do not use their wisdom, they are liable to severe punishment according to the Law of Karma.

YOU GET ONLY THAT MUCH WHICH IS DESTINED TO YOU.

The main purpose of having a human body is to acquire Moksha i.e. liberation from the cycle of birth and death and secure union with God from whom you are separated. That is the only final target and ultimate goal of human life. But you cannot get Moksha so long as there is a single Kriyaman, Sanchit, or Prarabdha karma lying in balance in your account. So for acquiring Moksha what you should do is that you should perform and act so carefully, tactfully, and skilfully during your present lifetime that you would be sufficiently capable to successfully wipe out completely all the Kriyaman, Sanchit and Prarabha karmas anyhow before you leave your present human body.
                  

You Cannot stop or refrain from performing Kriyaman Karmas in your life time. If you stop it your life would be Stranded and crippled. Therefore, to avoid complicated and paradoxical situation and be free from the bondage of Kriyaman Karmas, the only alternative is to go on performing such Kriyaman Karmas as can be completely enjoyed and exhausted during the present lifetime only and which may not remain in balance for accumulation as sanchit karmas for the next births. The real key is to perform only those Kriyaman Karmas which would dissolve away instantly upon dispensing their due consequence during present lifetime without adding to the burden of Sanchit Karmas to be reckoned for subsequent births.