How does Karma work?

Karma is based on logic. It is an unavoidable consequence of our creations. When

we create anything, we also create other things which might not be what we
intended.

If I get angry and with another harm, then I create a state in which I am harming
another and another is harmed. I create a state in which I am happy with the
suffering of another. But also create a state in which another is unhappy and
suffering. I create a state in which I am joyful that my enemy is justly harmed.
And a state in which another is resentful and angry that they have been wrongly
treated.

This relates to the GAMES of life. In whichever game we play certain causes and
effects arise. And certain rules are required.

So when we create anything, whether a good intention or a bad one, other sideeffects are necessarily produced.

Imagine a world where no one harmed another in any way. And I harm another. I
create someone who harms another and one who is harmed. This did not exist
before. But now the world contains suffering.

And in the present life, or in subsequent ones, there are those who suffer and
those who harm. And I, and others, play all these roles.

In the beginning before harm was created, it was impossible to suffer. But when I
do harm then suffering exists to my detriment.

Of course, I am not alone, and others who create harm also create suffering and
we continue to play our games in a world with suffering.

Now after many aeons, we wonder why there is suffering. And why there is harm.
Yet this is the result of our own creations.

The present

Now, after many lifetimes of creating harm and consequentially suffering, we live
in a world with both. This is our Karma and this is the Law of Karma.

Other examples

When we create PITY, for example, we also create those who are pitied. When we
create HELP, we also create those who are in a bad way and need our help. The
roads to creating suffering are many

Karma is now

We create our Karma now, at this second. And we continue out of habit to create
bad and good Karma. Karma does not exist lurking in the past as a thing to
punish or reward us, but exists and is created now, newly, in every second. We
can create Karma with supposedly good intentions, as mentioned previously.

The resolution

When we think, act and speak with that which produces good for all, then we
begin to resolve the issue of Karma. (That is the unwanted issue. Logically Karma
always follows.) In some way we need to change our habits and thinking and
create Karma which makes a better existence. But what is this thinking.

Back to Karma

When we wish to be powerful, we necessarily create those who are weak. When
we wish to be master, we create slavery. These may not be our intentions, but
what we create - what we cause - has certain unavoidable effects which rebound
upon us all. (Because we have all created the harm.)

We can resolve the issue by thinking, acting and speaking such that the
consequences are what we would also accept ourselves.

We may wish to be master, but we might not want to be a slave. By wishing to be

master we unavoidably create the state of slave for ourselves, and those we love.

Creating 'good' Karma

However when we intend to UNDERSTAND, then we create UNDERSTANDING and

that which is UNDERSTOOD. These may be desirable states.

When we wish others well, then we create the state of being wished well.
Therefore, this may be acceptable to all.

When we create the state of BEING HAPPY, we also create, the state of BEING
HAPPY (the same?) which is acceptable to all.

When we create the state of RESPECTING ALL we also create the state of BEING
RESPECTED which is acceptable to all.

Acceptable to all

Actually, this means acceptable to us in all its forms. We need to create states
that are acceptable to us in all their forms. Actually, the so called 'Golden Rule' is
a rule for creating good karma. It has never been expressed properly, but it is the
rule, 'Do to others what you would like them to do to you.' We need to capture
the idea of the law rather to be bothered by its wording.

The Great Problem

Although I gave examples of UNDERSTANDING, RESPECTING, BEING HAPPY, LOVE,

etc, these are not without pitfalls.

When we create UNDERSTANDING, we also create MISUNDERSTANDING. When we

create LOVE, we also create HATE.

Yet if we create UNDERSTANDING, or SEEKING UNDERSTANDING. Perhaps being

INTERESTED then if we and others adopt this thinking, with awareness of its
opposite, then we can avoid the negative consequences.

With UNDERSTANDING the negative is MISUNDERSTANDING. This is probably less

severe than the negative of HAPPINESS (UNHAPPINESS). For this reason, although
the pursuit of HAPPINESS good, it is often avoided because of the power of its
negative.

LOVE, too, has the opposite of BEING UNLOVED. And although LOVING is good, it
does have a powerful negative.

For this reason, BEING INTERESTED or UNDERSTANDING can be more powerful as

an intention.

The greatest negative

This may be the DESIRE FOR PERFECTION. When we desire perfection, we find it
hard to RESPECT or LOVE others. We can never attain this desire. Nothing is
PERFECT. So we create disillusionment and the desire for something better, when
we may already have the best we can achieve. ACCEPTANCE, can therefore be a
powerful force in creating good Karma.

Acceptance

I will not say much about ACCEPTANCE and the possible negatives. Except to say
that here we refer to ACCEPTANCE as a temporary state, and as a counter to that
great negative PERFECTION.

Acceptance means the observation of what IS, rather than what could or might
be. It means observing the world and existence without thought or prejudice. To
fearlessly observe what exists. This also means BEINGNESS.

The last solution

The ultimate solution is the UNDERSTANDING of the world in the fullest sense. It
is a transcendence of the world.

When we postulate EXISTENCE, we also postulate NON-EXISTENCE. This implies

CHANGE. Where there is GOOD, and there is CHANGE, there is the LESS GOOD.
(But also BETTER). Where our postulation leads to EXISTENCE, there is CAUSE
and EFFECT. In this way, the whole nature of the physical world in which we live
comes into existence. And so does the LAW OF KARMA.

When we can ACCEPT all of this with UNDERSTANDING then we resolve the issue.

The mundane solution

We seek to UNDERSTAND and be INTERESTED, and ACCEPT what is. We ACT in

ways that lead to results acceptable to us, in all their forms.

Confusion

We resolve confusion by taking one thing at a time and ignoring others. We

CONTROL what we can control, and ignore, temporarily, what we cannot control.
In resolving the issue of Karma we learn about ACCEPTANCE and avoid
PERFECTION. We cannot resolve the whole issue at once, nor can we do what is
PERFECT. We might choose to BE LOVING, even though there are possible serious
side-effects. We do this with UNDERSTANDING and CHANGE the negative into the
positive and wholesome.

Resolving the issue of Karma can appear CONFUSING. We resolve this issue by
doing one thing at a time.