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KARMA, sometimes written Karman, a Sanskrit noun (from the root kri, to do), meaning deed or action. In addition to this simple meaning it has also, both in the philosophical and the colloquial speech of India a technical meaning, denoting "a person's deeds as determining his future lot." This is not merely in the vague sense that on the whole good will be rewarded and evil punished, but that every single act must work out to the uttermost its inevitable consequences, and receive its retribution, however many ages the process may require. Every part of the material universe - man, woman, insect, tree, stone, or whatever it be - is the dwelling of an eternal spirit that is working out its destiny, and while receiving reward and punishment for the past is laying up reward and punishment for the future. This view of existence as an endless and concomitant sowing and reaping is accepted by learned and unlearned alike as accounting for those inequalities in human life which might otherwise lead men to doubt the justice of God. Every act of every person has not only a moral value producing merit or demerit, but also an inherent power which works out its fitting reward or punishment. To the Hindu this does not make heaven and hell unnecessary. These two exist in many forms more or less grotesque, and after death the soul passes to one of them and there receives its due; but that existence too is marked by desire and action, and is therefore productive of merit or demerit, and as the soul is thus still entangled in the meshes of karma it must again assume an earthly garb and continue the strife.

Salvation is to the Hindu simply deliverance from the power of karma, and each of the philosophic systems has its own method of obtaining it. The last book of the Laws of Manu deals with karmaplialam, " the fruit of karma," and gives many curious details of the way in which sin is punished and merit rewarded. The origin of the doctrine cannot be traced with certainty, but there is little doubt that it is post-vedic, and that it was readily accepted by Buddha in the 6th century B.C. As he did not believe in the existence of soul he had to modify the doctrine (see Buddhism). Encyclopaedia Britannica

Everything you do to another person, comes back to you. It seemingly follows, and is sometimes explained as such, that victims of violence and rape have brought it onto themselves in earlier days or earlier lives and this is mostly so. There are however exceptions. There is something called FREE WILL. Assaulters may pick an innocent person because they feel like it and it is their will to do so, and will induce Karma into their life (lives) by doing so, but the victim may still be innocent (and trigger his own reward by forgiving the assaulter). Also; if it was "written" and decreed that an assaulter was to assault the victim, the assaulter would be deprived of his free will in the process. An other exception is the liberation or salvation we may receive from God by stating our remorse after having committed a sin; showing that we have learned something and are determent to better our lives.

One who knows Me as Aya (unborn), the beginningless Supreme Lord of the universe, is considered wise among the mortals, and gets liberation from the bondage of Karma. B.G.10.03

Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. John 5:24 RSV