THE KARMA OF RIGHT AND WRONG

THE KARMA OF RIGHT AND WRONG How Dharma and Adharma
Decide the Consequences of Our Actions We all have to perform Karma.
We work. We earn. We build businesses. We support families. We make
decisions. We compete. We succeed. We fail. We speak. We remain silent.
We help. We hurt. And through every action, visible or invisible, we
create consequences. But there is one question we rarely ask: Is every
Karma worth doing simply because it gives us the result we want? In a
world where success is increasingly measured by money, power, position,
fame, and speed, the difference between Dharma and Adharma is becoming
dangerously blurred. Wrong is being normalized. Shortcuts are being
celebrated. Greed is being called ambition. Manipulation is being called
strategy. Exploitation is being called smart business. And success is often
praised without asking the most important question: How was it
achieved?
In The Karma of Right and Wrong, Dr. Abhishek Gilara explores one of life’s oldest and most urgent questions:
How should we act in a world where action is unavoidable but every action carries consequences? Drawing upon
the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Upanishads, the teachings associated
with Ashtavakra and King Janaka, and his own experiences as a businessman, family member, author,
student, and spiritual seeker, he examines Karma not as an abstract religious theory, but as a living reality. A reality
present in: Business decisions. Family relationships. Leadership. Money. Ambition. Competition. Power.
Success. Failure. Legacy. Technology. Wealth. And Seva. This book does not ask you to leave the world. It asks
you to live in the world consciously. To earn—but through Dharma. To grow—but without losing your roots. To
compete—but without poisoning the race. To lead—but without becoming intoxicated by power. To create
wealth—but without becoming a prisoner of wealth. To build a legacy—but without weakening the next generation.
To succeed—but without selling peace, family, health, trust, or character. At the heart of the book lies a
simple truth: Karma is unavoidable. Dharma gives Karma direction. Adharma creates consequences. Awareness
gives us the power to choose. This is not merely a book about right and wrong. It is a book about the invisible
balance sheet of life. Because one day, the most important questions may not be: How much did I earn? How large
was my business? How famous did I become? How much power did I possess? The real questions may be: How
did I earn? Whom did I help? Whom did I hurt? What did I build? What did I preserve? What values did I leave
behind? And what kind of human being did I become while achieving everything I wanted? For entrepreneurs,
leaders, professionals, family-business members, young people, spiritual seekers, and anyone trying to understand
the relationship between ambition and ethics, this book offers a deeply personal reflection on how worldly
success and spiritual consciousness can walk together. You do not have to choose between ambition and Dharma.
You have to choose whether Dharma will guide your ambition. Earn. Build. Grow. Serve. But through Dharma.
Always through Dharma.