Sutra Insights
Karma
Definition: The law of cause and effect; every action inevitably produces corresponding results.
Insights: Karma is the universal principle that every action leads to specific consequences. Yoga teaches mindful action to transcend the cycle of binding karma and attain freedom.
Related Sutras
2.12
kleśamūlaḥ karmāśayo dṛṣṭādṛṣṭajanmavedanīyaḥ
The reservoir of karma has its root in the afflictions and brings experiences in the seen (present) or unseen (future) lives.
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2.13
sati mūle tadvipāko jātyāyurbhogāḥ
As long as the root exists, its fruition will be birth, lifespan, and experiences.
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4.7
karmāśuklākṛṣṇaṁ yoginastrividhamitareṣām
The karma of a yogi is neither white nor black; for others, it is threefold (white, black, or mixed).
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4.8
tatastadvipākānuguṇānāmevābhivyaktirvāsanānām
From these (threefold karmas), only those subconscious impressions (vāsanās) manifest for which the conditions are favorable.
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4.29
prasaṅkhyāne'pyakusīdasya sarvathā vivekakhyāterdharmameghaḥ samādhiḥ
For one who is able to maintain a constant state of the highest discrimination, even when not actively engaged in it, and who has no interest even in omniscience, the samādhi called dharmamegha (cloud of virtue) arises.
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