What is the meaning of Moksha Dharma Karma and Reincarnation?

Answer 1

Moksha:

Originally Moksha meant freedom to have any of the four Varnas viz. Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. This gave not only enormous freedom but also enormous knowledge. However, the exaggerated freedom Moksha gave made individual life and the Hindu society unstable. Therefore, Moksha was redefined.

In the original form one could attain Moksha during his life time and not after his death.

In the new form Moksha means freedom from cycles of Reincarnation.

Moksha is defined as freedom because Brahmana life is rigid. If a Shudra has to attain Moksha he must lose his freedom.

Dharma:

Dharma means virtual law that we can blindly follow but can't understand or violate.

Karma:

Karma originally meant manual way of changing Varnas. This is in contrast to Brahman who enables us to change our Varna automatically. Thus, Karma was a means to Brahman.

There were four different kinds of Karmas, each enabling a Hindu to have a different Varna.

Karma is a way in which Moving and Braking forces of thoughts and activities are linked.

In the redefined form good Karma is supposed to give us a higher Varna in the next life.

Reincarnation:

Reincarnation originally meant transformation of an activity every time it was repeated. Reincarnation thus referred to an activity and not to entire life.

To understand the present modification of the definition of Reincarnation we have to replace the word 'life' with the word 'activity'. Thus, in the original form, 'putting an end to cycles of Reincarnation' means 'preventing transformation of the activity every time it is repeated'.

It has to be realized that it is the variations in Braking or Inertial force that leads to transformation or Reincarnation of an activity every time it is repeated.

The aim was to separate Moving and Braking forces of an activity completely so that they could be blended in four different ways and thus have four different Varnas.

Answer 2

In brief, when we live our life, we must live a life of morals, of Dharma and we must accept the Law of Karma, which states - as you sow, so shall you reap, whatever you do, will come back to you. But beyond Dharma and Karma, the goal is Moksha. Moksha is liberation from death and rebirth. The body will die, but the one who was alive will be reborn based on actions, on Karma. Therefore, the ultimate goal is to escape from the cycle of death and rebirth because anybody who is born will suffer. Therefore, reincarnation is something that we must escape by realizing that we are not this body that dies, we are not even the mind and ego that is reborn, we are the Divine Soul. When we realize we are the Divine Soul, which is our ultimate goal, we attain Moksha, we attain liberation and unification with the Divine.