The law of karma is about causation and responsibility, not fatalistic predestination. As explained in the Gita Chapter 3, karma emphasizes conscious choice and action while accepting their consequences.
Karma comprises three aspects: Sanchita (accumulated past karma), Prarabdha (currently manifesting karma), and Agami (future karma through present choices). While we must face our prarabdha karma, we have full freedom to create positive new karma through right action.
This parallels modern psychological understanding of how past conditioning influences but doesn't determine present choices. Rather than promoting passivity, karma emphasizes personal responsibility and the power to shape our future through present choices.
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