70 Powerful Quotes About Karma To Inspire You To Live Your Best Life

We’ve all heard the phrase, “What goes around, comes around.” We have probably uttered it or other similar karma quotes when on the receiving end of a misdeed or bad behavior and hope that karma will boomerang back and bite our offender in the metaphorical behind for their wrongful action.

Karma is a Sanskrit word that roughly means “action, work or deed.” The theory of karma is a cycle of cause and effect: for every intentional action or thought—be it good or bad—there is a reaction that will affect us at some point in the future. When you have a positive attitude and put out kindness into the world, you will be rewarded with goodness in return. Consequently, bad behavior creates negative energy, resulting in bad karma coming back to you.

The principle of karma is a driving force in Eastern religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, where the choices you make in this life have an important impact on your reincarnation. But for most of us, karma is more about walking the path of kindness and compassion, being forgiving and understanding. The concept of karma is a great tool when it comes to things like meditation and enlightenment—and practicing good karma will aid us to live a positive life.

Read on for a collection of powerful quotes about karma. These karma quotes and sayings are sure to inspire you to walk a positive path and help you live your best life.

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70 Powerful Karma Quotes

1. “Live a good and honorable life. Then, when you are older, you can look back and enjoy it a second time.” — Dalai Lama

2. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

3. “When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life.” — Keanu Reeves

4. “The universe does not carry debts. It always returns back to you what you gave it.” ― Drishti Bablani

5. “Realize that everything connects to everything else.” —Leonardo da Vinci

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6. “Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.” — Elbert Hubbard

7. “When you carry out acts of kindness, you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, ‘Yes, this is how I ought to feel.'” — Harold Kushner

8. “People pay for what they do, and, still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.” — James Baldwin

9. “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” ― Confucius

10. “How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” — Wayne W. Dyer

11. “Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on its consequences to you. Just as a refusal to believe in the ocean would not prevent you from drowning.” ― F. Paul Wilson, The Tomb

12. “There are the waves, and there is the wind, seen and unseen forces. Everyone has these same elements in their lives, the seen and unseen, karma, and free will.” — Kuan Yin

13. “Karma bides its time. You will always have to watch out. Karma is unforgiving and always gets payback.” — Benjamin Bayani

14. “Even chance meetings are the result of karma… Things in life are fated by our previous lives. That even in the smallest events there’s no such thing as coincidence.” — Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

15. “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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16. “This is your karma. You do not understand now, but you will understand later.” — Raven Rose, Shadow Selves

17. “Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.” ― Sakyong Mipham

18. “Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” — Edwin Hubbell Chapin

19. “Karma is a tricky thing. To serve karma, one must repay good karma to others. To serve Karma well, one must sometimes deliver bad karma where it is due.” ― R. Mathias

20. “I believe in karma, and I believe if you put out positive vibes to everybody, that’s all you’re going to get back.” — Kesha

21. “Sometimes you get what’s coming around. And sometimes you are what’s coming around.” ― Jim Butcher, Grave Peril

22. “But this was what happened when you didn't want to visit and confront the past: the past starts visiting and confronting you.” ― Bret Easton Ellis, Lunar Park

23. “Before you act, you have freedom, but after you act, the effect of that action will follow you whether you want it to or not. That is the law of karma.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

24. “A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it.” — Vera Nazarian

25. “Show a little faith in someone when they need it. It’s amazing how it comes back around to you.” ― Garon Whited, Knightfall

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26. “There’s a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.” — Sylvester Stallone

27. “If you're really a mean person you're going to come back as a fly and eat poop.” — Kurt Cobain

28. “The ones you judge today may be the judgments you endure tomorrow.” — Unknown

29. “When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.” — Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, The 11 Karmic Spaces

30. “A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.” — Chanakya

31. “If your actions were to boomerang back on you instantly, would you still act the same?” — Alexandra Katehakis

32. “I’m a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it’s bad or good.” — Sandra Bullock

33. “The more love you give away, the more love you will receive.” — Unknown

34. “If karma doesn't catch up, God will surely pick up the slack.” ― Anthony Liccione

35. “The meaning of karma is in the intention. The intention behind action is what matters.” — The Bhagavad Gita

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36. “You cannot control the results, only your actions.” ― Allan Lokos, Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

37. “When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it’s because of karma, some past connection.” — Richard Gere

38. “If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you’ll receive good.” — Russell Simmons

39. “There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained by giving them to someone else.” — Peyton Conway March

40. “Your karma should be good, and everything else will follow. Your good karma will always win over your bad luck.” — Rohit Shetty

41. “Men are not punished for their sins but by them.” — Kin Hubbard

42. “Karma: getting what you deserve and deserving what you get.” — Unknown

43. “Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” ― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

44. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” — Buddha

45. “My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

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46. “You cannot do harm to someone because someone has done harm to you. You will pay just like they will.” — Ericka Williams

47. “Karma is not just about the troubles, but also about surmounting them.” — Rick Springfield

48. “Often when someone hurts you, they aren’t hurting you because you are you. They are hurting you because they are them.” — Karen Salmansohn

49. “I’m a very firm believer in karma and put it this way: I get a lot of good parking spots.” — Al Jourgensen

50. “Karma is like a rubber band. You can only stretch it so far before it comes back and smacks you in the face.” — Unknown

51. “Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests.” — Deepak Chopra

52. “Karma has no problem getting back in touch with you when need be.” — Unknown

53. “Sometimes you get the karma. Sometimes you are the karma.” — Amie Kissel

54. “I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.” — Yannick Noah

55. “One never escapes karma every action is stored subconsciously.” ― Deeksha Arora

56. “Karma has a surprising way of taking care of situations. All you have to do is to sit back and watch.” — Unknown

57. “The universe does not carry debts, it always returns back to you what you gave it.” ― Drishti Bablani

58. “Every moment of your life, you perform an action—physically, mentally, emotionally, and energy-wise. Each action creates a certain memory. That is karma.” — Sadhguru

59. “Karma is extremely efficient if one is extremely patient.” ―Efrat Cybulkiewicz

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60. “People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.” — Edith Wharton

61. “Each individual is solely responsible for his or her own actions, and every action will produce a reaction equal in every way to the suit of the action.” — Stephen Arroyo

62. “Karma is justice. It does not reward or punish. It shows no favoritism because we all have to earn all that we receive. Karma doesn’t predestine anything. We create our own causes and Karma adjusts the effects with perfect balance.” — Mary T. Browne

63. “In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for his own misdeeds. The man who remembers this will be angry with no one, indignant with no one, revile no one, blame no one, offend no one, hate no one.” ― Epictetus

64. “Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back. What you sow, you reap.” — Zig Ziglar, Better Than Good: Creating A Life You Can't Wait to Live

65. “If you give your best to someone it will most definitely come back to you, often from a different person altogether.” ― Hrishikesh Agnihotri

66. “Remember the unkindness, dishonesty, and deception you display toward others… don’t be shocked when it comes back to bite you.” — Sarah Moore

67. “You reap what you sow: Life is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.” — Grant M. Bright.

68. “Stop blaming others for the pains and sufferings you have. They are because of you, your karma, and your own disposition.” ―Girdhar Joshi

69. “Every act is done, no matter how insignificant, will eventually return to the doer with equal impact. Good will be returned with good; evil with evil.” — Nishan Panwar

70. “What you hate, you re-create; and what you bless, you put to rest.” ― Eric Micha'el Leventhal

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