Karma In The Ganga

Hindus take great pride honoring God through various rituals and traditions on a daily basis. The Ganges River, located in India, spreading about 1,600 miles, is a highly important resource for India and sadly has been destroyed. Ironically, the Ganges River, worshipped as a representation of spiritual purity, has become one of India’s largest trash can. The root of this crisis runs from the devotional practices of Hindus to government inaction and apathy to corrupt and lazy business owners. From decaying bodies to overflowing sewage to unnecessary waste and pesticides, the people of India have been affected by the lack of clean drinking water, edible agriculture, and good health. “I would never have imagined the River Ganga could get like this, with stinking water, green and brown colored… It’s pure toxic muck.”. Despite the many attempts and fails of helping or fixing the problem, another idea has risen. Since India is primarily Hindu, using religion, specifically Hinduism, to try and attack this issue. Karma is the law of cause and effect or simply the

To better your karma, you need to practice good deeds; start by being more aware of the karmic consequences. Meaning, realizing that your deeds are actually faults for the river's success. “If you tell them ‘the Ganga is polluted,’ they say, ‘we don’t want to hear that.’ But if you take them to the places where open sewers are giving the river the night soil of the whole city, they say, ‘this is disrespect done to our mother, and it must be stopped.’” Then focus on finding new ways to make sacrifices to the Ganges River instead of damaging it. Finally, spread the news and encourage others to also take part in the good karma as well. By doing these good deeds not only will Hindus improve their karma, they will also “[make] a difference”, and the Ganges River will be on its journey to a cleaner and healthier