We have a popular term in the millennial "Karma is a bitch." Now, what is this Karma? Unlike the popular use of the word, in Hinduism, Karma literally translates to "Action". According to science, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Karma too works like that. Whatever good we do comes back to us in the forms we need it to. And the bad we do takes away from us something which was perhaps precious in some other form. It is a concept of people to take the meaning of "You get what you do" in a literal sense. We do not get what we do back exactly the same way. But every action is accounted for by some reaction in a way. Good Karma and Bad Karma are both equally impactful, and they do not nullify each other. Even when you commit one sin, knowingly, and do a thousand other good deeds later, they never take away your sins. Mistakes, on the other hand, are a human nature. We continue to make mistakes until we get things right and learn our lessons. If a mistake unknowingly leads to wrongdoing, doing what comes at you is often less than what would have been if you were aware and yet indulged in such wrongdoing. Wrong, although it depends on a perspective, can always account for harming other living beings, if not for the food chain or protecting yourself, in any form, physically or mentally or disrespecting them in any form of intolerance. To a mystic, who chooses no religion but the science of the soul, spirituality, nothing in this world comes for free. Our good deeds are always rewarded, and bad deeds are punished. We may forget our actions and blame the reaction on fate, but it is always our own Karma. Hence, a mystic never seeks revenge or hates someone. He knows that the person who hurts another willingly will get his punishment from the Universe.
~ Suranya