I personally don’t study Hinduism nor Buddhism, and don’t know much about it but if I were to take a “commonly” accepted definition of Karma to mean: an action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation; a chain of events, destiny, etc. I would say you shouldn’t blame either.

It’s important to remember that we always exist in the now. There really isn’t a past, present, and a future, there is only the now, anything else is just a concept. To believe in cause-and-effect processes presupposes that effects naturally follow causes. This might sound paradoxical but the idea of there being a cause and then an effect is just a concept adopted by actors and actresses in this play. This isn’t a good or bad thing. Just a thing.

Let me explain, within this moment point (the Now) exists both causes and effects simultaneously. One is not first, followed by the other second, this is a concept generated by those under the belief of time being linear in scope and in breadth. Within all causes contain all effects, and within all effects exist all causes. Everything exists at once in -let’s say- a “realm of probability”. Probability and actuality both have existence and probability shouldn’t be considered any less real than what we perceive as that which is “actual”.

It’s common to view incarnations as past, present, and future but they are all occurring at the same time. And what occurs in one can instantaneously influence another even if the other is conceptually a “past” life.

Truly I say to you that we are even more than consciousness, with consciousness being an attribute of an even Higher Self. An attribute of consciousness, however, is having the ability to perceive and change its degree of perception on a seemingly infinite scale. So this separation is based on the degree one is able to perceive.

One’s actions in this life or a “past” life doesn’t ascribe to it any necessity for making up for, amending, fixing, or receiving any effects produced at a later point not agreed to. All things are optional and the free will exists to accept or decline any cause and effect processes (I will explain in a moment).

Now, the question that will really ‘bake your noodle’ is, will accepting or rejecting cause and effect processes stimulate spiritual evolution and to what degree. And what are the desires of this prime mover. That would be the question.

Essentially, I think blame goes to God because people just need someone to blame for things they view as going awry. A particular belief in time, God, evil, or whatever are what stimulate these things, but overall they are just that, beliefs. Not necessarily good or bad, but just beliefs.

I could go on but I’m sure you’re probably tired of reading this [lol] by now and I hope I haven’t offended you or your belief.