Related to spiritual law of cause and effect

noun

1. The force generated by a person's actions held in Hinduism and Buddhism to perpetuate transmigration and in its ethical consequences to determine the nature of the person's next existence

   "Each individual is born with karma, the residual from past lives that must be resolved …"

2. A characteristic emanation, aura, or spirit that infuses or vitalizes someone or something

   "… he wrote a book entitled Maverick in which he talked about his drug use and his teammates' karma …"