If karma is definite, how can negative karma destroy positive karma, and how can positive karma purify negative karma? In this lesson Gelek Rimpoche explains that this manageable quality of karma comes about because karma is impermanent. It depends on conditions to come to fruition. Rimpoche calls it "dependent arising." This ability to purify negativity, and to strengthen our positive karma creates a path for us, and supports our growth toward awareness and personal