Karma is generally viewed to occur over several, or even many lifetimes, but from my limited understanding, this is a simplistic view. Karma simply means 'action', and as we know, actions have consequences, which could be across lifetimes, or maybe more quickly than that.
During the past six months I have seen three different people, in three different situations, all have "karma" return on them. Some might simply call it comeuppance, and some would suggest, if they new their earlier actions, that it was just. In each situation there was an obvious correlation between the types of their behaviour and the situations they later found themselves in. And in each situation they were visibly upset and complained loudly about what had occurred to them.
I take no delight in this. And I'm not saying that the Hindu or Buddhist concept of karma was at play here. I just hope that living your life in a positive way, with integrity, results in positive karma.
Hopefully instant.
