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The Buddha taught that the origin of reality itself is from cause and effect. The Law of Kamma holds that every action we do intentionally, either through our body, speech and mind produces an effect that will be experienced by the doer at some time in the future. These actions we do may be:

1 Morally good, kind and helpful actions to ourselves or others - which by nature produce outcomes that are beneficial and conducive to the happiness and well-being of the doer.

2 Morally neutral actions - which by nature do not contribute either positively or negatively to the well-being of the doer.

3 Morally bad, unkind and harmful actions to ourselves or others - which by nature produce outcomes of harm, difficulty and unhappiness for the doer of the actions.

As some Christian teachings put it, "as you sow so you will reap".

The Law of Kamma applies not only to our physical world, but also to our mental world and is the origin of the unfolding experience of every living being.

It is described that each action of our body, speech and mind we do with intention plants a “seed” or cause in our consciousness which will fruit at some future time into an event or experience we will have.

When we actually experience the result or effect of these seeds is similar to what happens in nature. If we plant a seed of a tree it does not grow up instantaneously. It is in the soil unseen by us. When the natural supporting conditions such as moisture, heat and light are right it germinates and then we see it.

It is described in Buddhism that our kammic seeds are the causes for all the events and experiences we have in our lives. As we live each event and each experience we use up and exhaust some of our kammic seeds. As these kammic results are being experienced, according to our mind’s responses, we are also making new causes.

Our morally bad or unwholesome kammic seeds fruit when we experience hardship, sorrow and difficulty, our morally good or wholesome kammic seeds are used up when we experience such things as honour, wealth and happiness.

Accordingly, Buddhist Teachings explain how we live our life each day, the type of actions, speech and thinking we generate are the raw ingredients, the source from which our future experience arises. All the forms and types of Buddhist practice, all the different traditions, are based on this premise.

Therefore, we begin with this explanation about kamma. As we look at the different aspects of Buddhism, we can start to appreciate how and why Buddhism works and how it can work for you in your life if you choose to practice it.