Karma, the universe, and evolution
01 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature 
Jun 6, 2026 An online talk hosted by Vajrayana Institute and Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Center
- Taking responsibility versus blame and guilt
- Different causal systems
- Karma and natural events
- The basics of causality
- How a substantial cause and cooperative conditions function together
- Karma and our present environment
- Karma, instinctual behaviors, and our bodies
- Questions and answers
The next talk in this series:
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.
