Karma is like a flowing river. It flows through lifetimes. Karma is alive because of the bubbles of desires that happen in our consciousness every moment. Karma is like a live organism. The Sanchita karma, or collective karma is like an ocean. Many rivers of karma joins this ocean and maintains its water level. The rivers are many, but, some of the key rivers that serve as amazons to the ocean are personal karma that provoked an incarnation, karma from the lineage, karma from the society as well as acquired karma due to our own non- understanding or ignorance (which is usually caused by sundry desires, opinions and emotions). All these and many more rivers serve water into the ocean. Once the water becomes the ocean, it is all salt water. All are just karma. So, individual existence is provided by karma, experiences are also provided by karma. Good and bad experiences are also karma oriented. There is nothing apart from karma. Everything has its root in karma. This is the same from this birth till death as well as all births and deaths. Karma less state is possible when all that we say and do are objective and we are not bound by anything terrestrial. ” Na punyam, na paapam, na saukhyam, na dukham…. Shivoham”. This means, no merits, no sins, no happiness nor sorrow. My state is perpetually that of Shiva – perfect equanimity and bliss. Mind will stay as long as there is karma. Mind will wither away when we do not use it anymore. In relationships, people should be considered as flowing rivers. Karma keeps them flowing from time to time and place to place. Whenever we try to put people into frames, it disrupts the natural flow and the relationship suffers. The main cause for failure in relationships are because of frames that people create in their mind. Frames are nailed by expectations. Expectations often disrupt the free flow of the river. When blockages happen in the river, when water is prevented from flowing, it breaks its boundaries, swells and overflows. Same with relationships. Never put people in frames. Allow free flow. Guide them through kindness and compassion. Nurture them with love. If love is the operating energy, only good things will happen in life. Society will be cleaner. Remember – All those who put others in any kind of frames have suffered, Each and every one of us are helplessly bound by karma in this lifetime and through lifetimes. Even though karma is unconsciously being created each moment, the resultant suffering is absolutely choice-less as well. Every thought, word and action along with emotion, every expression, paves way for that. Man is helplessly bound by karma. Everything and anything that everyone thinks, speaks and does are all bound by karma. There is none immune from it. Nobody is high or low in karma. Their set of experiences could be different. But, none immune. The field and place of operation, the flavor of character and constitution as well as the duration is determined by karma. It is karma that gives birth to an existence, maintains it and destroys it during every incarnation and beyond.