Struggle in Karma

Struggle of personal freedom in an environment where greater good for all sentient beings requires sacrifice. The concept of sacrifice and giving emanates from Karma--doing good deeds and actions.

Should one committ or do a good deed solely to escape the karmic cycle or should there be no attachment towards karma?

If one has karuna (compassion), or love towards all sentient beings, then, doing any good sacrifice or deeds does not require karmic influences.

Doing a good action or deed because it brings good karma is in itself a selfish act. If doing a good deed is to merely escape the samsara, then there is attachment. It (the selfish action) attaches itself to the good deed. Thus, that action is not free. This is "karmic actions."

A better solution lies in the Theory of Karuna which is selfless. A good deed is committed without any attachments for the benefit of all sentient beings. Good actions committed through compassion is unattached, thus free. This is "compassionate actions."

Karmic actions may be of "lower nature," whereas Compassionate actions are of "higher nature" as there is non-attachment to actions.

Karmic actions are exhibited in a system of thought that has not evolved, thus that system of thought is of lower nature, whereas, Compassionate actions are prevalent in a progressive system of thought which is of a higher nature.

Thus, any good deeds or actions committed on the basis of Compassion is of higher nature. Likewise, a system of thought based on Compassion is a better philosophy of life.