As a result of situations in life that have already occurred, we have ended up being what we are now. Our present state of mind, our present spiritual development, and our domestic scene have been karmically determined up to this point. The birth of further karma constantly occurs through the ongoing reliving of the past. We reproduce our nest, ground, or home so that we can function continuously. Therefore the practice of meditation is the only path that can work with the karmic situation, with karma as such.

From The Future Is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma, page 116.

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