“Good Karma”: How our actions bring about our experiences
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 
Sep 29, 2017 A talk based on the book Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering given at Jewel Heart Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The story behind the book
- Verse 9: The causes of illness
- We are the creators of our own experience
- Using the taking and giving practice to increase our love and compassion
- Verse 15: The causes of being separated from friends
- Verse 19: The causes of an unclear mind
Good Karma: How our actions bring about our experiences (download)
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.
