Here are five suggestions that will guide you to reflect upon your actions and create good karma:

1.  Speak words of kindness to everyone you meet and know Never utter words that you know are going to hurt someone’s feelings.
If what you are going to say will not help the person in any way, refrain from saying it. Choose your words carefully and avoid using filthy
language or language that one uses to express contempt, anger, rage, or other similar emotions.

2. Smile for your family and friends Spread cheer in their lives with your kind gestures and meaningful actions. Don’t hold yourself back from showing how you care. Let your ego step aside. You will lose nothing in the process.

3.  Never mock someone’s weaknesses If someone is not skilled, someone has poor writing or reading skills, makes spelling errors, dresses inappropriately, lacks manners – no matter what you think is lacking in another person, you will create nothing other than bad karma for yourself and increase your own suffering by belittling someone. Those who are secure from within will not indulge in informing poor opinions of others based on what they consider is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. If someone is mentally ill, you must kinder towards this person rather than ridiculing the illness. Everyone is special in their own unique way and there is no right way to judge someone, so it’s best to focus on yourself and not on others.

4.  Help even when you will gain nothing in return There is no greater joy than the joy of giving selflessly. Very few have led lives dedicated to selfless actions for the good of others. Helping old people cross the streets, giving up your seat in the bus for someone who may need it more than you, stopping to ask someone if he or she needs any help when you find someone stranded on the street or lost, engaging in conversations with those who seem lonely, complimenting those who seem insecure – it’s the little things you do daily that matter the most. Eventually, you will feel better about all the good that you do for everyone.

5.  Put yourself in someone else’s shoes While a selfish existence is the most convenient way to live, those who believe in the concept of Karma and how it works must find ways to overcome selfishness. Selfishness doesn’t mean you don’t make the most of your life and opportunities that you create for yourself or the advantages you get because of your destiny. Selfishness is when your desires encroach upon the happiness of others or when you don’t stop to think about how your actions may be affecting another. It is when you force others to live as per what you think is best. Your selfless acts should bring you happiness and they shouldn’t cause you discomfort or dissatisfaction. It is the intent with which you act that makes all the difference. Increase your capacity for compassion and practice
empathy.