We get what we give

I’ve been thinking about principles we hear all of our lives: “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”, or “do not do to others what you would not have done to yourself”, and "you get what you give”. Even "good karma". Here’s what someone has to say about Karma in a column from The Huffington Post: “‘What goes around comes around’” or “‘as you sow, so shall you reap'” is the basic understanding of how karma, the law of cause and effect, works. The word karma literally means “activity.” Karma can be divided up into a few simple categories — good, bad, individual and collective. Depending on one’s actions, one will reap the fruits of those actions. The fruits may be sweet or sour, depending on the nature of the actions performed. Fruits can also be reaped in a collective manner if a group of people together perform a certain activity or activities.
"Everything we say and do determines what’s going to happen to us in the future. Whether we act honestly, dishonestly, help or hurt others, it all gets recorded and manifests as a karmic reaction….”

Gadadhara Pandit Dasa (also known as Pandit) is a monk, lecturer and the first-ever Hindu chaplain for Columbia University, New York University, and Union Theological Seminary.