Professor Monima Chadha discusses Karma on BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’

Over the summer, LMH Fellow and Tutor in Indian Philosophy Professor Monima Chadha featured on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time. 

In the episode, entitled ‘Karma’, Professor Chadha joined host Melvyn Bragg, Dr Jessica Frazier, Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and Dr Karen O’Brien-Kop, Lecturer in Asian Religions at Kings College London. 

Professor Chadha brought her expertise in Indian and Buddhist Philosophy to the discussion on the doctrine of Karma as developed initially among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists in India from the first millennium BCE. The doctrine of karma, simply put, says that you reap what you sow: the moral quality of your actions, here and now, determine the kind of life you will have in future in this life or a future life (because of the widespread belief in rebirth in Classical India). Contrary to common belief, the doctrine of karma is not deterministic, it places your destiny in your hands, it is compatible with free will and intentional action. 

You can listen to the full episode via the link below.