Meditating is a type of karma, you set up an intention and then the intention to stick with it is also karma

"People sometimes wonder what the teaching on karma has to do with meditation. The first thing it has to do with is this: The fact that you’re meditating is a type of karma. You set up an intention and you try to stick with it. Now, the original intention itself is the karma, and the intention to stick with it is also karma. Because it’s karma, you want to do this as skillfully as possible. In other words, you don’t just set up a good intention and hope that the good intention on its own is going to take care of everything. You check carefully to see what you’re doing and the results you’re getting right now."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The Karma of Meditation"

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