Cosmic Background Karma

Karma is cosmic background radiation from dukha; i.e., from suffering and pain.
It extends throughout the universe in all directions and is propagated to the deepest reaches of space in an instant.

Prayer cannot stop accumulated debt of suffering, but it will give us a road map from now on. Prayer is not an invocation to God; it is directions to where we are going.
So some brainy type is going to ask me, "Do you actually mean that when I stop and ask for directions, I actually already have the map with a big "X" marks the spot?"
Hmmm...yeah. I guess that's what I mean.