Dharma is an important term in Indian religions. In Hinduism it means "duty", "virtue", "morality", even "religion" and refers to the power that sustains the universe and society. Dharma is the power that maintains society, makes the grass grow, the sun shines and makes us moral people or rather gives human beings the opportunity to act virtuously. Karma is a Sanskrit word whose literal meaning is 'action'. It refers to the law that every action has an equal reaction immediately or at some future time. Good or virtuous actions in harmony with the dharma will have good reactions, actions against the dharma will have the opposite effect. In Hinduism, karma works not only in this life but across lives: the results of an action can only be experienced after the present life in a new life. The process of reincarnation is called Samsara, a continuous cycle in which the soul is reborn throughout life. again based on a person's actions throughout their life. At death many Hindus believe that the soul is transported from a subtle body into a new physical body which may be human or non-human. You can be transformed into an animal or a divine being. This is why they are vegetarians, animals can be your ancestors or family and friends. The goal of liberation, which is Moksha, is to set us free from this cycle of action and reaction, and from