How are dharma, karma and moksha related in Hindu belief and practice?

Question by abominable_toaster on "Dharma":

I'm writing an essay with this title but i'm struggling to work out how i'm gonna organise it. It has to be approx 2000 words which isn't a problem because i have loads of information ready to go but I don't know what the best way to go about it is. Should I have an intro to Hinduism then define each term, then describe how it's different in each caste or what? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated :)

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Answer by Chill
DHARMA is your ethical DUTY. Karma is the moral law of cause and effect; it affects your samsara, which ultimately affects whether or not you will achieve moksha; liberation. A great thesis would be how Hinduism is like a bunch of different rivers that ultimately lead to one ocean, or endpoint. You could compare it to the water cycle. Both are cyclical (relate this to reincarnation), and stress how no matter where the water comes from, it flows to the same end (relate this to toleration). Don't forget about the idea of tolerance and enlightenment. The whole goal of Hinduism is to achieve moksha (spiritual union) with God.

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