Good Karma: Intro to karma and its effects
Good Karma 17
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Good Karma Annual Retreat 
May 25, 2024 Part of a series of talks given during the annual Memorial Day weekend retreat based on the book Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering, a commentary on "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons" by Indian sage Dharmarakshita.
- Introduction to cause and effect
- Commentary on verse 18
- Learning to respect and protect others property
- Helping others to find what they need
- Commentary on verse 19
- Dealing with an unclear, moody mind
- Encouraging others to create virtue
- Commentary on verse 20
- How to deal with failure
- Supporting others in virtuos actions
- Short instruction on the taking-and-giving meditation
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.
