Karma Isn't a Scorecard — It's Your Subconscious on Loudspeaker
No God with a clipboard, no celestial HR. Just you versus the accumulation of your own habits.
Tapovan Times · 20 September 2025
Everyone treats karma like some cosmic ATM: put in good deeds, withdraw blessings later. But karma isn’t a future pay-out plan. It’s your own subconscious, cashing cheques in real time.
The joke’s on you
Think you got away with that lie? Your subconscious didn’t. It filed it under “trust issues” and will serve it back as paranoia later. Skip out on discipline? Your subconscious tightens the body before you even step on the mat. Do something kind without expectation? Your subconscious relaxes, rewires, and suddenly life feels easier.
No God with a clipboard, no celestial HR. Just you vs. the accumulation of your own habits.
Karma = state of mind
Every action is a message to your subconscious: “This is who I am.” Do it often enough, and the subconscious believes it. That’s karma.
- Shout often? You become anger.
- Love often? You become love.
- Scroll endlessly? You become restless.
- Breathe deeply? You become space.
The wake-up call
Karma isn’t keeping score — you are. Every choice feeds the subconscious, and the subconscious shapes the reality you walk into tomorrow. Today’s mindset is literally yesterday’s action plan.
So no, karma doesn’t come to bite you in your “next life.” It bites you right now — in your thoughts, moods, reflexes, and reactions.
The punchline
Karma isn’t bitchy. It’s obedient. It simply reflects what you’ve been feeding it. Which means the real question isn’t “Do you believe in karma?” but “What instructions are you giving your subconscious today?”
First published inIssue 3 — The Blackout Issue, 20 September 2025.
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