The process by which karma is understood to work through various rebirths is as follows:
- Good or bad actions create impressions (samskaras) or tendencies (vasanas) in the mind, which in time will come to fruition in further action (more karma).
- The seeds of karma are carried in the subtle body (linga), in which the soul transmigrates.
- The physical body (sthula sarira) is the field in which the fruit of karma is experienced and more karma is created.
In Vedanta and Yoga teachings, there are three types of karma: - Prarabdha karma - karma experienced during the present lifetime
- Sancita karma - the store of karma that has not yet reached fruition
- Agamin or sanciyama karma - karma sown in the present life that will come to fruition in a future life
