Karma

from the root "KRI" meaning act, action, ritual, the effects of these karmic actions are expected to affect the different lives of an individual.

from the root “KRI” meaning act, action, ritual, the effects of these karmic actions are expected to affect the different lives of an individual. It are the desire and the works that are binding the soul to the earthly matter. The karma not only manages our present existence, it also affects the future course of the migratory flow of the vital principle the Soul. The present life is just a temporary union of the soul with a defined body.

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