G12. Why does Sattva feel like progress but still not be the destination?
The short answer: Because Sattva is a genuine improvement in the quality of the instrument’s state and a genuine step toward…
Questions & Answers
Every article written under the Papneja Method — on consciousness, karma, the nervous system, motivation, the Sound Current, and the mechanics of the inner life.
G13. How do the three Gunas map onto modern psychology’s understanding of mental states?
The short answer: Remarkably precisely. Tamas maps onto the withdrawal, low activation, and anhedonia of depressive states. Rajas maps onto the…
F01. What is karma — the actual definition, not the popular one?
The short answer: Karma means action. But in its full meaning it is the physics of impression — the precise mechanism…
F02. Why is karma not punishment or reward?
The short answer: Because punishment and reward require a judge. Karma has no judge. It is the automatic physics of impression…
F03. What is the difference between Prarabdha, Sanchit, and Kriyaman karma?
The short answer: Sanchit is the total accumulated store of all impressions across all lifetimes — the complete bank. Prarabdha is…
F04. What is Prarabdha karma and how does it shape the current life?
The short answer: Prarabdha is the specific portion of the total accumulated Sanchit that has been activated for this lifetime. It…
F05. What is Sanchit karma and what does it mean that it spans lifetimes?
The short answer: The Sanchit is the total accumulated store of every impression deposited across every lifetime the soul has lived….
F06. What is Kriyaman karma — and is it the only karma you can actually influence?
The short answer: Kriyaman is the karma being generated in real time through present actions, engagements, and identifications. It is the…
F07. Can karma be changed — and if so, how?
The short answer: Prarabdha cannot be changed — it is already in motion. Kriyaman can be influenced through the quality of…
F08. Why are impressions — not actions — the actual unit of karma?
The short answer: Because the same action, performed by two different people in two different states of consciousness, deposits completely different…
F09. What is a Samskara and how does it differ from a memory?
The short answer: A memory is a cognitive record of what happened — a file in the mind’s storage system. A…
F10. What does nishkama karma mean — and why is it the Gita’s central teaching?
The short answer: Nishkama karma means action without desire for its fruit — doing what needs to be done without the…
