Episode 200, Types of Karma Explained: Sanchit, Prarabdha, Kriyamān & Āgāmi – Path to Liberation (Part 1)

Introduction: A Journey in Paramshanti (Supreme Peace)

Welcome with deep love and gratitude to all awakened souls on this sacred journey of knowledge and meditation, grounded in Paramshanti (supreme peace). This special discourse marks a milestone episode, born from the blessings of revered elders, divine guidance, collective effort, and the selfless service of countless sisters and brothers walking the path of inner awakening in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

The completion of hundreds of spiritual episodes is not an achievement of one individual, but a shared offering by all souls committed to world transformation, inner purity, and elevated consciousness through Paramshanti (supreme peace).

The Importance of Understanding Karma

Today’s topic is extremely important: the Types of Karma. Without understanding karma, life appears random and unjust. With understanding, life becomes meaningful, disciplined, and liberating in Paramshanti (supreme peace). The foundations of karma are found in the Vedas and Upanishads, but the clearest and most practical explanation was given by Bhagavad Gita, where Krishna explained the science of action, reaction, and liberation in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

The Four Main Types of Karma

There are four primary types of karma that govern the soul’s journey:

1. Sanchit Karma (Accumulated Karma)

2. Prarabdha Karma (Destined Karma)

3. Kriyamān Karma (Current / Instant Karma)

4. Āgāmi Karma (Future Karma)

Let us understand each deeply.

1. Sanchit Karma – The Karmic Bank

Sanchit Karma is the vast storehouse of all actions performed across countless past lives—knowingly and unknowingly.
Every thought, emotion, intention, and action is recorded in this karmic bank in Paramshanti (supreme peace). Just as fruits on a tree ripen at different times, karmas do not give results all at once.
Some remain dormant for lifetimes, waiting for the right conditions to manifest in Paramshanti (supreme peace). This accumulated karma is the reason for repeated birth and death. As long as Sanchit Karma exists, the soul continues its journey through various forms—human, animal, plant, elemental, subtle, and even celestial—according to karmic law in Paramshanti (supreme peace). Physical conditions at birth—such as health challenges, disabilities, or special talents—are often manifestations of Sanchit Karma reaching maturity.

2. Prarabdha Karma – The Destiny of This Life

From the vast ocean of Sanchit Karma, a small portion is selected for experience in the current lifetime.
This portion is called Prarabdha Karma, often referred to as destiny or fate in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

Prarabdha Karma:

• Determines birth circumstances

• Shapes major life experiences

• Must be experienced and exhausted

For example:

• A child born healthy but developing illness later reflects Prarabdha Karma activating at a specific time.

• Certain joys and sorrows arrive regardless of effort, because they are karmically ripe.

Prarabdha cannot be avoided, but our response to it is always within our control, which is where spiritual mastery begins in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

3. Kriyamān Karma – Present, Instant Karma

Kriyamān Karma is the karma we create right now, through our free will.
These actions give immediate or near-immediate results.

Example:

• Parking in a no-parking zone leads to an instant fine.

• Speaking harsh words creates instant emotional consequences.

Although Kriyamān Karma feels like complete freedom, it is still influenced by past karmic impressions (sanskaras). However, this is the most powerful type of karma, because it allows transformation in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

Through:

• Meditation

• Self-awareness

• Discipline

• Knowledge

One can neutralize negative tendencies formed over many lifetimes and reshape destiny. This is the victory of the yogi—acting consciously rather than reactively in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

4. Āgāmi Karma – Future Karma

Āgāmi Karma refers to the karma we are creating now for the future.

Our:

• Thoughts

• Words

• Intentions

• Life goals

…all design our future experiences.

A spiritual person consciously decides:

• “I will live for world welfare.”

• “I will not bind myself to future births.”

• “This will be my final incarnation.”

Such decisions, made with clarity and conviction, shape Āgāmi Karma and move the soul toward liberation in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

As stated in the Gita, the enlightened soul knows:

• What to do

• What not to do

• When to act

• When to remain silent

How Karma Can Be Transformed

Karma is not punishment—it is education.
Transformation happens when consciousness changes.

Key practices:

• Meditation

• Satsang

• Self-study

• Yogic discipline

• Positive affirmations

When the mind and intellect are purified, karmic obstacles lose power.
The future changes the moment consciousness changes—this is a supreme truth in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

The Role of Determination and Inner Strength

History shows that strong will can transcend pain, destiny, and limitation.
When the intellect is filled with knowledge, the mind becomes disciplined.

The mind is powerful, but the enlightened intellect is more powerful.
Daily engagement with knowledge and yoga sharpens the intellect and enables correct decisions in every situation in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

Final Message: This Is the Time

This human life is precious.
Every second is invaluable.

Decide now:

• To end karmic bondage

• To purify mind, intellect, and sanskaras

• To live for world transformation

• To return to the supreme realm as a being of light

This is not theory—this is practical spiritual science.
Those who decide now transform everything in Paramshanti (supreme peace).

Conclusion

Karma does not bind the awakened soul.
Ignorance binds.

Awareness liberates.

May every soul rise into its divine form, radiating light, peace, and purity across the world and beyond, established forever in Paramshanti (supreme peace).