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Karma means both action and reaction. Since action precedes reaction we can say that karma “began” as soon as we were able to act intentionally in any manner. Since intention implies conscious will, that would be as soon as we have evolved to that capacity–sometime during our manifestation on the animal level. (“Animal” is meant in a very broad sense that would include even micro-organisms.)