Q man
I believe I can provide the answer to you. Bear with me thoguh, as this is not an easy subject. In essence, all aspects of life are ruled by the universal Law of Causality: cause and effect – we sometimes refer to this as Karma. The word Karma, however, does not and should not entail any esoteric meaning. It simply means ‘action.’ Having stated that, then we can think about how the concept of causality can apply to your life. Very simple. Karma is thus the accumulation of effects from the good and bad causes that we bring with us from our former lives, as well as from the good and bad causes we have made in this lifetime, which shapes our future. Karma is created by actions – our thoughts, words and deeds – and manifests itself in our appearance, behavior, attitudes, good and bad fortune, where we are born or live – in short, everything about us. It is all the positive and negative influences or causes that make up our complete reality in this world. There you have it. Luck or fortune then is entirely created by oneself. You control it. It’s like an investment; if you are wise, a good investment will manifest good results. A bad one well, it will simply suck. There is no such thing as an external ‘being’ or ‘deity’ in charge of life or any aspects of life; life is a self-sustaining, always-evolving phenomenon of which we are just one conscious facet.