It seems to me that karma is the sum of all the patterns that you pick up though life.
I know the concept actually points towards inheriting karma from previous lives,
but that makes little sense when I look at how this suffering is represented.
So for me to overcome karma, the middle road of Tao makes a lot of sense, since it forces me to deal with my karmic patterns.
Now the patterns are there regardless of origin story one believes in, and one has to deal with it regardless.
It is sort of like sin in Christianity, the actions deemed as sin is real, regardless of if one believes they lead to a metaphysical hell.
Now I don't care particularly about if anyone else is on board with this conception of karma or not,
I'm not partisan like that, but I'd like to hear other peoples view.
Do you agree or not?
What sources do you draw on to make that judgement?