One’s entire present life will not change at once because one still has some funds of good karma in reserve and one does not see the dark future one is preparing for oneself. As soon as these reserves of accumulated good karma run out, that horrible future takes over.
In fact, one does not create one’s future. It is figurative and it would be more apt to say that one chooses the direction one wants to go in. One does not create one’s evil fate but one steers oneself towards it. One decides only what direction one will take, that is all.
Why does one have certain talents when others don’t? Why is one ill or healthy? Why is one prone to accidents? Why is one liked or disliked? Why is one active or disinterested in the life around? Why is one attached to morality or immorality? Why is one attracted to spirituality or materialism?
The questions are answered by examining one’s karma or individual karma and its laws. What one sows in this hour is reaped by one’s posterity for several generations. It’s called the karma of family. What people of today resolve upon and execute, comes back with a blessing or a curse upon the future of their race when they are no longer there to rejoice or to suffer. This can be called as karma of the nation. Mankind as a whole has a karma, which can be called as world karma. What is wrought in its past will shape its future. Individuals may come and go, but the karma of the race which they have helped to form continues through time.
The working of the karmic forces can be better understood by having an understanding of the various levels of consciousness. For the sake of simplicity, one may consider that there are three mind levels, the conscious, the subconscious and the super conscious.
Each level plays a different role in one’s life. Conscious mind consists of will, reason, logic and the five physical senses. Subconscious mind consists of imagination, memory, habits, emotions and past life records. The super conscious mind consists of the creative force, psychic abilities and unlimited unknown powers.
The conscious mind, working in conjunction with the brain, is what takes care of one during one’s waking hours. The subconscious mind takes care of the physical body while the conscious mind sleeps.
The subconscious mind is brought forth from one life time to the next according to the theory of rebirth. The super conscious mind is the life giving force or connecting link with god.