An individual's karmic debts accrue by personal action alone, in a separate and self-contained account. This view obviates the doctrine of original sin and eternal damnation. Karma is not a sexually transmitted problem flowing from ancestors. For instance, according to karma theory, Adam and Eve's deeds would produce effects only on their individual future lives, but not on all their progeny ad infinitum. While it is fashionable for many Westerners to say they believe in karma and reincarnation, they have seldom worked out the contradictions with core Biblical doctrines. Karma includes the baggage from prior lives, underscoring the importance of reincarnation. Yoga's metaphysics center around the quest to attain liberation from one's conditioning caused by past karma.
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