Dr. Calm explains that karma isn't simple payback but a principle where every action has equal and opposite reactions. Physical consequences are immediate, like pain from a punch, while mental and spiritual ones can take weeks, months, years, or span lifetimes.
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Is karma a real phenomenon? And what is karma? People have lots of misconceptions about karma. It is simply about you do something and you will get it back. Well, maybe there is a grain of truth in that, but simply karma means for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the physical world, it is pretty obvious if I punch this, and of course, obviously I'm going to feel pain immediately. However, in the mental and spiritual world, often the results of whatever our actions are may not be immediate. It may take a week, it may take a month, sometimes years, and sometimes incarnations. If you believe in rebirth and the soul journeys through lives.