karma
Teachings related to the law of karma and its effects, or how intentional actions of body, speech, and mind affect our circumstances and experiences. The law of karma and its effects explains how present experience is the product of past actions and how present actions affect future experience. Posts include teachings on the types and characteristics of karma and how to use an understanding of karma in daily life.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Overcoming our rules of the universe
Examining our "rules of the universe" and how we create the causes for suffering.
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Overcoming the internal enemies
How to overcome polluted karma, hinderances and false conception.
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The enemy of self-grasping and self-centeredness
How we can identify and work with self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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Seize the enemy!
Giving our suffering to the self-centered thought and calling upon Yamantaka.
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Renouncing worldly life
Why renunciation is crucial and how to identify self-grasping and self-centeredness.
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The 37 Harmonies and Good Karma verses 45-46
Explaining verses 45-46 from "Good Karma" and describing 37 Harmonies from Chapter 11.
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Leaving home: Different doors to renunciation
What modern practitioners can learn about renunciation from Ratthapala and Angulimala.
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Karma and rebirth
The importance of acknowledging our faults and how we can work with our karma.
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The continuity of consciousness
Exploring the continuity of consciousness in regards to karma and impermanence.
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Karma and rebirth
Exploring karma, rebirth, and the way that causes and conditions influence our lives.
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Lama Tsongkhapa Mind Training in Poetic Expression
The essence of Buddhist training of the mind, explained in poetic form by Lama Tsongkhapa.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro More on equanimity
Clearing up misconceptions about equanimity and answering questions from the audience.
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