Karma. Most people have at least heard the term, whether or not they actually understand it. What is Karma? Simply put, karma is the law of cause and effect; the rule of consequence. It is the Universe's way of keeping track of what you still need to learn.
Last article in "Karma: the universal rule of consequence", we established karma as being the 'sandbags' that keep the soul trapped in the cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation. Karma, both 'good' and 'bad', keeps the soul from breaking free of this cycle and rising up to Nirvana,