How is free will related to the karma cycle?

 

Karma is so largely interpreted as something negative. Instead of understanding what it is, people fear it; not knowing that you are already stuck in a cycle. You repeatedly do the same actions every day and reap the same karma for it. You have to acknowledge it and take certain actions to be fully accountable for it and slowly heal.

Karma is not some punishment-reward cycle but rather its cause and effect. It’s the basis of all existence. It doesn’t distinguish our actions as good or bad or judge us on any moralistic categories. Karma literally means that you will reap the effects of your actions.

Sometimes when you eat something unhealthy, you might face the repercussions instantly or in a day. It may also happen that you may see its effects after 10 years. But, you will not remember why it happened and you may associate the consequence with something happening at that time and think about karma wrongly.