If you practice yoga long enough, you eventually start asking about karma. The word karma comes from the Sanskrit root kri (often spoken as kar), which means to act or to create. Karma isnāt fate. Itās not punishment. Itās cause and effect in motion. Itās the understanding that your life is not random. Your reality is shaped moment to moment by the actions you take, the words you choose, and most importantly, how you respond. You are not your thoughts. You are not even your actions alone. You are the pattern of response you bring to the world you are helping create. Some people call this the law of attraction. Yoga calls it responsibility. When you fully accept this, something shifts. You stop being a victim of life, and you begin participating in it. For me, embracing karma has been deeply empowering. It gave me the ability to change my reality, not someday, but right now. The Four Laws of Karma 1. Karma is constant You are always planting seeds. Every action has a consequence. Nothing is neutral. 2. Karma expands What you put out doesnāt just return, it returns amplified. In waves. 3. Karma comes back in kind The quality of the seed determines the quality of the fruit. Plant bitterness, and bitterness returns. Plant clarity, care, or courage, and that same quality comes back to you. 4. If nothing is planted, nothing grows You donāt receive without offering. You canāt wait for your āboat to come inā if you never sent one out. And no, itās not coming back loaded with gold if nothing was invested. There are no accidents here. You only reap the fruit of seeds that have been planted. So choose carefully. Moment to moment. Because karma is constant. Karma is certain. And your response is the practice.