Good Karma: The four characteristics of karma
Good Karma 22
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Good Karma Annual Retreat 
May 23, 2025 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 the Buddhist perspective of cyclic existence
- Karma and dependent arising
- Four characteristics of karma
- Ten nonvirtuous and virtuous actions
- Context of verse 29
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.
