Karma means action. The consequences of one's action are taken as part of the action. The commonly taken meaning of karma is the effect our past actions have on our present life. Karma is also the effect of current actions on future lifetimes.
Karma is actually the burden carried by the body we are attached to. So long as we don't realize who we truly are and remain attached to the body and its mind, we will be governed by the ego of that personality and remain bounded by its karma. Recognizing our true self to be the awareness within and realizing that our awareness is simply a part of the whole of consciousness, our relationship with the rest of the world takes on a different flavour. We become aware that whatever we do, we are only doing to and for ourselves. Then we can perform our action with fullness of heart and mind. And we become disengaged from the karma of that body.
Even if we are not able to attain such a state of realization, all we need to remember is that karma is determined by how attached one is to the action being performed. If we are performing actions for personal or tribal gain, the attachment to such action is going to be strong. Then the karmic burden will also be heavy. But if our action is a selfless offering, then there is no attachment.
This is a very simple path to seek release from the cycle of karma. It is the path of Karma Yoga.
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