Good Karma: Results of transgressing ethical commitments
Good Karma 20
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Good Karma Annual Retreat 
May 26, 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.
- Commentary on verse 25
- Respecting others property
- Karmic results of stealing from the Three Jewels
- Commentary on verse 26
- Applying antidotes to afflictions and purifying
- Importance of owning our mistakes
- Results of breaking precepts and ethical commitments
- Commentary on verse 27
- Avoiding procrastinating or engaging in meaningless activities
- Taking our practice seriously
- Understanding what is and is not Dharma
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.
