Gratitude combined with the cycle of karma can help us achieve a better state: energy, time, and cultivation. Gratitude is an enhancer of positive feedback loops, and karma is fluctuating. When you cultivate gratitude, you are not only accepting the current results but also injecting energy into the next cause. Gratitude makes your intuition sharper and helps you catch fleeting opportunities more easily. The most challenging aspect of the cycle of karma is that there is often a time lag between cause and effect. Ordinary people focus only on the immediate results, while masters focus on the causes in the present moment. Everything is cyclical, which means there are no eternal peaks or valleys. In a closed-loop system, your output to others will eventually flow back to you in some form. The knowledge we share and the people we help will ultimately accumulate into our reputation and potential. The process of teaching others is actually the process of understanding oneself most deeply. This transformation of giving and receiving is the most wonderful aspect of karma.