Karma is a complex process of cause and effect. Every physical act, every word, and even every single thought has an impact on the personal world that we ourselves create through this process.
At first, this is value-free. Good karma is the potential that is created through actions that bring us a pleasant outcome; bad karma is the potential that brings suffering to us. And of course, there is a lot of karma which is also neutral, but everything is cause and effect and is created by myself. For example, when I smile at people on the street or on the bus, they smile back more often than when I walk around with a grumpy face.
Everything that I experience, only I alone bear the responsibility for, no one else and not society. And there is no coincidence. If I am afraid that I will drop an expensive glass, it is much more likely to fall. If I have confidence, I will succeed a little better. The result of my thoughts can manifest in seconds, or it can take years, depending on its intensity and the conditions.
Motivation also plays a big role, whether I hurt someone deliberately out of hatred, out of self-interest, or by accident also has an impact on the result. Karma is a universal principle and therefore it does not matter whether I believe in it or understand it or not.
We often act out of habit and are socialized in a certain way. But that does not relieve us of our responsibility. We create a lot of bad karma through our ignorance. If we then experience suffering or unpleasantness, we cannot explain it to ourselves. And so we slide through life.
If you want to have more control over your life, it is important to learn more about the principle of karma, and to actively create positive karma in your life. Everyone is the smith of their own happiness. It is about starting with the causes, not about wanting to change the already manifested result.
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