The belief is that one's thoughts, actions, and words will decide one's fate in the next life through reincarnation. Karma however, is the "Law of Cause and Effect" as applied to the life of the soul-the law whereby it reaps the results of its own sowing, or suffers the reaction from its own action. From what has been studied, there are three kinds of karma, according to the Hindu teachings, namely: These three, can all be used to judge a opponents faith without question.