“Good Karma”: Book reading with questions and answers
“Good Karma”: Book reading with questions and answers
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 
Sep 28, 2016 A reading of Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering with questions and answers and a book signing was held at Auntie’s Bookstore in Spokane, Washington.
- The story behind writing the book
- Our actions have a moral dimension that determines our experiences
- Reading of selected verses with commentary
- Opening our heart and being kind benefits others and ourselves
- Karmic experiences are not punishment and reward, just cause and effect
- A Buddhist view of family dynamics
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
