What is Karma? Part-1

What is Karma?
What is the relationship between the pursuit of Dharma, and Karma?
How can one control one's Karma?
What is the difference between destiny and Karma?
When you die, is the soul bound to take a new body right away? Can a human being take an animal form after death?

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