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Using the principles of karma to our advantage

Using the principles of karma to our advantage

Part of a series of talks based on the book Good Karma given during a two day retreat at the Than Hsiang Temple in Penang, Malaysia. Hosted by the Young Buddhist Association.

  • The ten virtuous and ten nonvirtuous actions
  • Taking and keeping precepts
  • Collective and individual karma
  • The karma of rejoicing in others’ virtuous actions

Good karma retreat 05: Using the principles of karma to our advantage (download)

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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.