Buddha Teaching - Karma

Holidays is here...taking this opportunity to share the Buddha teaching about Karma to all of you. I will like to share with all of you : 1) What is Karma? 2) How does Karma work? 3) What are the effects of Karma?

Karma- "Karma" means action. It refers to the intentional deeds we do with our body, speech and mind through action, talking and thinking. Karma is the law that every deed done, given the conditions, will bear certain fruits.

How does Karma Work? All deeds leave imprints or seeds on our consciousness, which ripen into our experiences when the appropriate conditions come together. For example, if we help someone with a kind heart, this actions leaves a positive imprint on our mindstream. When conditions are suitable, this imprint will ripen in our receiving of help when we need it. Karmic seeds continue with us from lifetime to lifetime. However, if we do not create the cause or Karma for somethings, we will not experience that result. If one does not plant a certain seed, that plant will not grow. The buddha taught:

According to the seed that is sown,
So is the fruit you reap.
The doer of goodwill gather good result,
The doer of evil reaps evil result.
If you plant a good seed well,
Then you will enjoy the good fruits.

Till then, will continue What are the effects of Karma soon?