Karma and your life: The four characteristics of karma
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Karma and Your Life 
Dec 12, 2015 Part of a series of teachings given during the Karma and Your Life retreat given at the Poh Ming Tse Temple in Singapore. The retreat was organized by the the Buddhist Fellowship.
- We need to know what karma means and what it doesn’t mean
- Without self-awareness we are distracted by sense objects and do negative actions
- The importance of understanding karma
- The four main characteristics of karma help us understand how karma works
- Karma is definite
- A small action can bring a big result
- Without the cause the result is not experienced
- Karma is not destroyed
- Explanation of the food offering practice and prayer
Karma and your life: The four characteristics of karma (download)
Video begins after the opening meditation, at approximately 24:50 of the above audio.
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.
