Is destiny determined by past karma alone or by present karma too?
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thank you so if our past karma is coming as destiny which we have to either suffer or enjoy and what about our present karma is that also going to contribute to destiny or how does it work out yes definitely we can consider a water tank in that water tank say there is one pipe from which water is going inside there is another tap outlet from which water is coming out so like that the full water tank is what is called as in Sanskrit as Sanchit Karma it is the accumulated karmic total which we have and the input the inlet for that water tank is our present karma it is often called as the Kriyaman the karma which we are doing right now that is adding to the karmic water tank and then water is flowing out that is the Prarabdha Karma Prarabdha Karma is the karma that is coming to us so without getting into this whole seminar which I have on these different kinds of karma but without getting into technicalities of the terms the principle is that there is a karmic stockpile and some of the karma is coming out upon us and karma that we are doing is going inside but things are not that simple because as I said the way we act also influences what happens to us so the specific correlation is complex but the principle is that by we do what we choose now also has influence and by making wise choices now we can create a brighter future for ourselves by choosing wisely we can even minimize the bad that is going to happen to us previous karma also see when you talk about destiny you should not think of destiny as frozen destiny is also dynamic that means again giving the example of say by destiny we are caught in a storm but how we respond in the storm is up to us and based on how we respond how much we suffer in that storm will be determined so destiny so based on our past karma we get certain situations but how much we suffer in those situations if those situations are bad how much we suffer in those situations depends on how we respond now so for example say by my past karma I have a weak digestive system but if I am cautious about what I eat then I won’t suffer so much but if I am careless if I am reckless then I will suffer much more so we don’t have to worry too much about what is there in my karmic destiny and what is going to happen just focus on the fact that I have the capacity to choose now and by my choosing wisely whatever is my future I can create a brighter future for myself does that answer your question ok yeah