The Art of Happiness

process. This indicates that there is an importantrole for the individual agent to play in determiningthe course of the Karmic process. For instance,even a simple act or a simple purpose, likefulfilling our needs for food ... In order to achievethat simple goal, we need an action on the part ofourselves. We need to look for food, and thenwe need to eat it ; this shows that even for thesimplest act, even a simple goal is achievedthrough action ...”“Well, reducing the feeling of unfairness byaccepting that it is a result of one’s Karma maybe effective for Buddhists,” I interjected. “Butwhat about those who don’t believe in thedoctrine of Karma? Many in the West forinstance ...”“People who believe in the idea of a Creator,of God, may accept these difficult circumstances