Karma exists not as a physical reality, but as a psycho-spiritual reality for all self-aware beings.

Fulfillment can be described as a sense of satisfaction arising from the completion of a goal or developing one"s abilities or character. In order to create a goal, one must consciously have a desire or intention. In order to achieve a goal, conscious effort is required. In order to develop one"s abilities, one must consciously work at whichever ability they are trying to improve. The character, or set of mental and moral qualities of an individual, can only be determined by examining his or her habitual intentional actions. In order to develop character, one must change their habits by exercising critical self-awareness and self control. Therefore, fulfillment can only be brought about through conscious intention. When someone is in a state of anguish, they are distressed by their condition. The condition they are in is unsatisfactory, and in order for someone"s anguish to be alleviated their condition must be changed. Therefore we can call anguish a type of desire. When someone is anguishing over something, it means that they are taking in a reality that they wish were not true. If there is no tension between the reality that someone is taking in and the reality that he or she wants, there can be no anguish. Therefore, desire, which is a type of conscious intention, is required for mental anguish. I will further argue that one"s degree of general personal fulfillment is determined by their attitude towards life and towards others. Living a principled life and setting standards and goals for oneself is key to personal fulfillment. Not compromising on your principles for the sake of conformity or personal gain will make one feel like a more self-determining, free individual, which will increase his or her self-efficacy and result in him or her being more determined to overcome challenges and achieve goals. To overcome a challenge, to achieve a goal is to demonstrate to oneself that when hard work and perseverance, determination and devotion are put in, change is possible. Personal fulfillment is the fruition of individuality. It is the sense that "I" stand for something, and that "I" will not be swayed by externalities. It is using your originally empty and unfulfilled existence to create a full, free, self-determining, self actualized person. When one is actualized as a person, existence is meaningful, because the self is not just consciousness that will disappear, it is a life that has been lived to the fullest. Every moment of conscious existence is potential. What a self-actualized person has actualized is really this potential: in every moment of his or her existence, he or she stands for (means) whatever accomplishments or developments and whatever meaningful personal connections they have made. A self actualized person is not jealous of others" success but happy about it: others, too, have attained their inner purpose. Also, for the self-actualized there need be no hatred or anger towards others: they"re doing what they do, they stand for what they stand for, and I am doing what I do, and what I stand for is all that I can control. By standing firmly for something and by being eager to make personal connections, we can live life to the fullest, eliminating the existential anguish that ruminates "I am nothing, I am going to die, I am not worthwhile, etc." and feel fulfilled in our lives no matter what good or bad attempts to come in from the outside.