karmic cycles

Destiny's repeating pattern

Karmic cycles refer to the spiritual belief that actions generate consequences across lifetimes—what you do returns to you, shaping future experiences until lessons are learned.

The concept comes from Hindu and Buddhist traditions but has spread into New Age spirituality.

She felt trapped in a karmic cycle of failed relationships.

Breaking a karmic cycle means resolving whatever pattern keeps repeating.

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temporal structure

karmic cycleslinear progression

Movement in one direction only

finality · linear time · eternal rest · eschatology · beginning and end

causation and consequence

karmic cyclesrandom chance

Uncontrolled probability

chaos · absurdism · cosmic indifference · nihilism · predestination

spiritual liberation

karmic cyclesmoksha

Release from rebirth cycle

nirvana · liberation · enlightenment · final release · transcendence

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