Karma

Trust in what will be.

Lama Surya Das explains karma as an ongoing process. 

 "Something happens to you.  You respond with an action, a word, or a a thought.  This action leaves an imprint in your mind (in your stream of being) that creates further karma.  When you become accustomed to behaving a certain way, or being treated and reacting in a certain way, you become conditioned to it.  This conditioning is part of your karma."  

He then likens this to creating a rut, a rut that deepens through use.

"New karma is being made all the time.  When one acts with a positive motivation, goodness is furthered.  When one acts out of negative motivation, negativity is furthered...The important thing to understand here is that your are not a victim.  You are your own master."

Lama Das explains that there is free will as well as karmic patterning. 

 "This is a joyous liberating message because every moment we are presented with the possibility of changing our future.  We change, and our future changes too."

Change yourself, change the world.  If I can accept the reality of situations I am confronted with and let go of negative reactions, replacing them with positive action--I am changing and the world around me is a little brighter.