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Tag Archives | karma
Online teaching resources
A compilation of the teachings of Venerable Thubten Chodron on taking refuge in the Three Jewels.
Taking and giving
How to practice tonglen, the taking-and-giving meditation.
Ethical conduct and karma
How our behavior has effects for ourselves and others. Collective karma and the groups we belong to.
Planting seeds to understand the Dharma
How to create the causes to have the opportunity to hear Dharma teachings and the ability to understand them.
Becoming the person we want to be
It’s impossible not to change. With a clear motivation we can steer that change to become the kind of person we want to be and find long-term happiness.
“Good Karma”: Creating the causes for our future experiences
How to use the teachings on karma and thought transformation to look at the causes of present experiences and creating the causes for future experiences.
Advice for gathering the collections of merit and wisdom
An explanation of the actions to abandon and those to engage in order to increase the two collections.
The nature of pleasure and pain
How to lead in a skillful way that benefits others. What is labeled pleasure is a actually the lessening of pain. How mental pleasure is conceptually created.
Spiritual advice on practical matters
Nagarjuna’s advice on practical matters from a Dharma perspective. How to maintain a virtuous motivation to guide everyday activities and interactions.
