The Bible: "As you sow, so you reap" Newton's law of motion: "To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction..." The Universal Law of Nature or Dhamma: "One cannot perform an action which harms others without first generating a defilement in the mind - anger, fear, hatred, etc.; whenever one generates a defilement in the mind, one becomes miserable and experiences suffering.

Similarly one cannot perform an action which helps others without first generating love, compassion and goodwill; as soon as one starts developing such pure mental qualities, one starts to enjoy feelings of peace and harmony.

When you help others, you simultaneously help yourself; when you harm others, you simultaneously harm yourself." The Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali - Chapter 4 Sutra 7: "The Karma of a Yogi is neither white nor black; of others it is three fold." [BLACK: Actions are performed with the intention of hurting others. BLACK AND WHITE: Actions come out of ego and selfishness, some may hurt while other actions may benefit other people. WHITE: Action performed with good intentions.

ACTIONS OF A YOGI: These do not fall into any of the above 3 categories. Nature acts out of a yogi, so they are not really the yogi's actions and therefore do not create any binding or reaction for him/ her]