Q&A for How to Reverse Bad Karma

Definitely! Take a closer look at some of the karmic imbalances that seem to keep happening in your life—maybe you keep dating someone who lives in another state, or maybe you keep finding yourself in the same uncomfortable situation at work. Ultimately, you need to make different choices to balance out and change these repetitive situations.

Look for cases in your life where your karma might be imbalanced. For instance, holding a grudge against someone can create a negative karmic relationship between you two. Try transforming your negative feelings into something more loving and positive, which helps clear and balance that karma.

Karma is the result of our "intentional acts." As the cause of a negative action has already happened, if we no longer perform negative acts, it ceases to grow. If we cultivate virtue and practice compassion for ourselves and others, our bad karma, the result of our negative action, is transformed into merit.

Possibly. You could convince them to do something good, or do something good with them. This could cause good karma. You could also help them fix mistakes.

Yes. There's no reason why they couldn't; karma is based on what you do for others and how you treat them, so it's constantly changing.

Smoking crack will most definitely give you bad karma, considering the fact that smoking crack is illegal and time consuming. It also costs a lot of money and it tears families apart.

Do whatever the person wanted you to do, or expected from you. This will make you feel better, and it will be as if you have apologized to that person.

No.

Bad decisions or poor planning lead to bad results. Take inventory and look for patterns or trends where you might be making mistakes, and try to change your behavior.

Yes, it can but it depends. If you want to reduce the impact of karma, just do good things and follow the Eight Fold Path.

Once you realize you have done something unwholesome, the best you can do is refrain from that behavior and continue developing wholesome behavior. Just as a bit of salt thrown in a river has little consequence, so does bad karma affect a righteous person. Just as the same amount of salt placed in a small cup of water makes the water salty, so does bad karma affect an unrighteous person.

It is a Buddhist term and according to gautam Buddha. In order to attain moksha or salvation, you need to follow the eight fold path.

Learn to forgive yourself for your mistaken deeds, whether intentional or unintentional acts. You may have a long list of regrets for which you also need to forgive yourself.

If you sincerely tried to make amends but your efforts are blocked, you do not need to keep trying, especially if the person makes threats. Instead, write a "never send" letter just for yourself. Don't send it and don't try to communicate anymore with the person. You can bury your letter, or if safe you could burn it (outside somewhere safe).

Write an apology letter and tear it up so you will have apologized for the sake of your own mental peace. Either you can reverse the effects of your actions by doing something nicer or you can go along another area or path and do something equally good as needed. So, you feel like you have done something to overcome the ill feeling. One way to overcome guilt is by doing something good wherever possible, like helping, listening, giving food or items, donating for charity or anything that makes a good change.

If you want to resolve it, take responsibility for your actions if you can and do an equally impactful good or better in your present time. Only your actions can bring help to someone else and yourself. Time may depend on your mind, guilt and fears and how far you have gone to make things right today. Try to lead a good life as a whole instead of focusing on past life errors. Since you can get over the guilt and pain when you see a change in your life, starting from your thoughts and moving ahead in your actions.

You can do whatever is within your capacity to do what is your purpose of life. Think about a good purpose. Avoid judging others even when they have done wrong. Just be focused so nothing evil or tempting come and stays in your mind. Where there is a will, there is a way. So, make a resolve to not give up and be a positive person living optimistically.

It is a bad thing to forget but you can remedy it. Make an effort to thank them late rather than never. Try to thank people in your mind if they are away or if it's difficult. Give a gift of gratitude to a stranger or known person just so you have it off your chest. Next time, don't forget to thank others.

The Eight fold Path is the discipline a yogi takes to achieve enlightenment. It is also used in the occult with the eight pointed star and Astar.