Presented by
Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education
( VOICE, PUNE)
Seminar Presenter : Chaitanya Charan das
 Chaitanya Charan Das has done his Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from the
Govt College of Engg, Pune.
 He subsequently served as a software engineer in a multinational software company, Patni
Computer Systems.
 He also secured 2350 out of 2400 in the GRE exam, bagging the top rank in Maharashtra.
 Seeing the prevalent problems of stress, depression, addiction and overall misdirection - all
caused by a lack of spirituality, he felt inspired to dedicate his life to the cause of jnana daan,
offering systematic spiritual education, under the aegis of ISKCON.
 He is the associate-editor of the global spiritual magazine, Back to Godhead
 He has conducted seminars at various reputed educational institutes all over India including
IITs and NITs as well as leading MNCs like Tech Mahindra.
 He has presented papers as an invited ISKCON delegate at national and international
conferences, including World Peace Conference 2006 and World Peace Congress 2008
organized by UNESCO.
 He runs an international cyber magazine called ‘The Spiritual Scientist’, which gives a
scientific presentation of Vedic philosophy.
 His writings have been published in newspapers like Times of India (in the Speaking Tree
Column), Indian Express, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, and The Maharashtra Herald as
well as global spiritual magazines including Back to Godhead.
 His writings in English have been translated into several foreign languages including
German, Romanian and Chinese and several Indian languages including Kannada, Telgu,
Bengali, Hindi and Marathi.
 He is the author of seven books including ENERGY – Your Sutra for Positive Thinking, Science
and Spirituality and ‘The Spiritual Scientist’ series, volumes 1 & 2.
Overview
 What is Karma?
 The Logic of Karma
 The Doubts about Karma
 The Science of Karma
 Benefits of "The Science of Karma"
 Devotional Service – The ultimate freedom
from Karmic Entanglement
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What is Karma?
there is an equal and
opposite reaction!
For every
action,
Newton's law is
just a small
subset of the
universal Law of
Karma
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The Logic of Karma - I
All of nature obeys laws;
why should humans be
an exception ?
We can never break
God's laws; we can
only break ourselves
against His laws
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The Logic of Karma - II
When you see an
effect, you enquire
about the cause
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The Logic of Karma - III
We train our subordinates by
Will God not do the same?
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The Doubts about Karma - I
Why do bad people flourish?
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The Doubts about Karma - II
Karma gets stored like
grains are stored in Silos
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The Doubts about Karma - III
Why to suffer now for the actions of previous life?
Just as different seeds fructify
after different time durations,
so do different karmic actions –
some in the present life and
some in future lives
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The Doubts about Karma - IV
Why doesn’t God
give all karmic
reactions come in
this life itself?
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The Doubts about Karma - V
Why are the ignorant punished?
Ignorance is not an
excuse for sin;
it is the consequence of
the sin
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The Doubts about Karma - VI
Why do natural
calamities kill thousands
of innocent people?
Natural calamities kill in mass; but
they don’t kill blindly
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The Science of Karma - I
Actions performed in terms of one’s prescribed
duties as mentioned in the revealed scriptures
Actions performed by the misuse of one’s
freedom which direct one to the lower life forms
Actions which free one from
the cycle of birth and death
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The Science of Karma - II
We make our
destiny by our karma
Destiny determines
the consequences of
our actions, not our
actions themselves
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The Science of Karma - III
Karmavada
Daivavada
Everything is in
my hand
Nothing is in
my hand
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Benefits of Science of Karma - I
Social:
It is the foundation of morality.
If somebody announces, “No police in
this city. Pl follow the laws”.
What would happen?
Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom
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Benefits of Science of Karma - II
Adhidaivik
Individual:
Helps us make sense of our
present condition and gives us
strength to face suffering
Adibhautik
Adhyatmic
Helps us
prepare for the
future with
confidence
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Benefits of Science of Karma III
“Has it occurred to you that transmigration is
at once an explanation and a justification of
the evil of the world?"
"If the evils we suffer are the
result of sins committed in our
past lives, we can bear them
with resignation and hope that
if in this one we strive towards
virtue our future lives will be
less afflicted."
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Devotional Service
Grants knowledge to make
right choices in life
Bestows
higher taste to
give up lower
desires
Minimizes reactions of past bad
karma and gives inner strength
to endure residual reactions
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Presented by
Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education
( VOICE, PUNE)