The concepts of karma and forgiveness, though rooted in different philosophical and spiritual traditions, intersect in profound ways that challenge us to reflect on the nature of responsibility, healing, and human connection. Karma, often understood as the universal principle of cause and effect, suggests that our actions ripple outward, shaping our present and future experiences.
Forgiveness invites us to release resentment and transcend the weight of past harms—whether inflicted by others or ourselves. Yet, how do these ideas coexist? Can the act of forgiving disrupt the karmic cycle, or does it instead deepen our understanding of accountability and compassion? In exploring the delicate dance between karma and forgiveness, we uncover pathways to karmic liberation, spiritual growth, and the transformative power of letting go—while also learning the lessons.
★ Karma & Forgiveness ★
✶𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻: 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺/𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴). 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. "𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜"
The following was written in response to a query we received on our Samadhan WhatsApp group in May 2025. So please read the following in the same context.
Manpreet, you have thought about the karmic patterns. That is good. Here is a brief & clear answer to your question:
🌱There are 2 things you need to understand:
➤𝐎𝐍𝐄: When you forgive someone from your heart, you are putting a FULL STOP to the karmic cycle. There would be no more give and take from here. The pure energy of 'forgiveness' closes the door of your side and 'disconnects' you from the Karmic loop.
🌷Such forgiveness must include understanding the perspective of the other side (the other person or people involved). Only when you see & understand their perspective, can you forgive truly and fully. Then you can see that they had a reason or a motivation for doing what they did. That they were hurt themselves.
🌈Also, you are not forgiving them for their good, but for yours. By forgiving, you make yourself free from the hold of karma & its burdens >> You free yourself from the sorrow associated with that interaction... "Forgiveness therefore, is a gift you give to your-self"
➕All this & more is made clear on our post: Forgiving YourSelf & Others
➤𝐓𝐖𝐎: "Every soul is a creator of its own experience. We all reap our own harvest"
An even better way to explain the Karmic law, is that: We receive back what we once sent out
The reason you need to understand karmic law in this way, is that the person who did something wrong to you (even if they initiated a new karma in this lifetime/birth), they will receive its result even without you in the picture. Because karma is about the ENERGY you create and send out (and not about the soul/person or the situation).
Meaning: They do not need to receive it (the result) through you... As you FORGIVE them purely and fully, you FREE yourself from the picture... Now the energy of karma will still come back to its creator, but *in a different form* >> could be a situation/harship they face, health issues, emotional pains, etc (assuming that the nature of that energy was negative)... If the energy/karma is POSITIVE, understand this accordingly.
➕To understand this nicely, please read our post: Karma is Energy
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𝐵𝑒 𝐵𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒹..
Oᑎ ᘜOᗪᒪY SᗴᖇᐯIᑕᗴ,
𝕸𝖆𝖓𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖗, 𝕾𝖆𝖒𝖆𝖉𝖍𝖆𝖓, 𝕾𝖍𝖎𝖛 𝕭𝖆𝖇𝖆 𝕾𝖊𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖈𝖊𝖘 𝕴𝖓𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊 (SBSI)
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