Karma is the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jainist belief that either through a deity or the laws of nature, good acts bring blessings and harmful acts bring curses. It's a comforting, just thought that our choices control our destiny. The idea with karma is that, whether in this life or the ones previous, our actions have direct repercussions. No good fortune is capricious, and no tragedy is undeserved. The exact nature of karma differs depending on religion, but inherent in every idea of karma is the process of reincarnation wherein acts from a previous life can determine the situation of the next.