There seems to exist an awful lot of confusion as to the nature of karma, and what it actually is. You would not believe the various differing opinions adopted by people, some of which are extremely outlandish, to say the least. The very word karma seems to conjure up all sorts of occult and mystical scenarios, none of which have any foundation in truth. People generally prefer to accept the eternal damnation or hellfire scenario, none of which is true. Period. So I felt compelled to touch upon the subject, to do my bit, so you can bypass any future confusion. Seen in a spiritual light, karma is essentially the natural law of cause and effect, or how I would prefer to call it, the natural law of the leveling out of experiences. Buddhists have known about karma for literally thousands of years, and If you study the teachings of Buddhism, you will find these lines. "For every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant according as it's cause was skillful or unskillful."

In other words, for every action there exists an equal and opposite reaction. To put it simply, remember the verse in the bible which states, "as you sow, so you shall reap". Your motives behind your actions in thought, word or deed are of vital importance. This is the naked and simple truth of it. There was not a person alive who ever escaped that law, be they kings, queens or beggars. Most of your karma was worked out in detail by yourself, and with the help of others, prior to your incarnation. It all depended on your need for your continual growth or evolvement. In other words, it all depended on what you came down to earth for, what you came down here to do, and how you handled those lessons. There are no mysteries to the law of karma. The law of karma exists simply because people exist. If you were the only person alive on the face of the planet, there would be no point in karma, since you would be unable to react against another personality, and nobody would be able to react against you.

You were not meant to live a solitary life. What would be the sense in that? You cannot hide your light under a bushel. Since you live on earth and are removed from divinity, you will as a result stray from the path. You were meant to do just that. In doing so you will collect a certain amount of karma, to give you an idea of just where you went wrong. Look, if you read the bible, you will come across a line which says, that you ought to align your will to the will of god, (so as to avoid the unpleasantness of anothers negativity). Since there is no way of knowing that your will does indeed represent Gods will, you are instantly confronted with a bit of a problem. Off course, this has been achieved by many, if you look back in history, but choosing this type of life is the hardest thing. So in the absence of that choice you will collect karma. It is that simple.