When we develop conviction in the principle of karma, we take responsibility for our actions. We look carefully at what we’re doing and at what the results are.

"A lot of people say they have problems with karma, but that’s because they think of the larger cosmological questions, “Is there really rebirth or is there not rebirth?” But the main point you’re asked to believe is that what you’re doing right now is important, and that the results of your actions as they come back to you are shaped by your intentions, which are — or can be — under your control. This is a good thing to believe.

If you don’t believe this, so much of your life gets thrown away. Opportunities get thrown away, and you end up making choices without being clear about what you’re doing, about what the results are going to be. Your life becomes a mess.

So when we develop conviction in the principle of karma, we take responsibility for our actions. We look carefully at what we’re doing and at what the results are. That’s why it’s such a good teaching to adopt."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Right Now"

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