Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5

Death, Karma, and LiberationYajur Veda

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यथाकारी यथाचारी तथा भवति। साधुकारी साधुर्भवति पापकारी पापो भवति। पुण्यः पुण्येन कर्मणा भवति पापः पापेन॥

yathākārī yathācārī tathā bhavati | sādhukārī sādhurbhavati pāpakārī pāpo bhavati | puṇyaḥ puṇyena karmaṇā bhavati pāpaḥ pāpena ||

"As one acts, as one conducts oneself, so does one become. The doer of good becomes good; the doer of evil becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, sinful by sinful action."

What This Means:

You become what you do. Good actions make you good; bad actions make you bad. Action shapes destiny.

Going Deeper:

This is the law of karma. Character is formed by action. The next birth is determined by accumulated karma.

How To Apply This:

Be conscious of your actions. What you do, you become. Choose wisely.

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