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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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

Obtaining a precious human life

The purpose and meaning of a precious human life, and the difficulty of obtaining such…

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Group photo of Exploring Monastic Life participants and abbey community.
LR05 Precious Human Life

The freedoms of a precious human life

The purpose of reflecting on a precious human life and learning to recognize the eight…

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Geshe Sopa smiling very happily.
LR04 Relying on a Spiritual Teacher

Relying on teachers in thought

Review of the advantages of relying and disadvantages of not relying on a teacher as…

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Venerables Samten and Jampa prostrating in front of the Abbey altar.
LR03 The Six Preparatory Practices

Visualizing the merit field and offering the seven-l...

How to set up the meditation session by doing the refuge visualization, contemplating the four…

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Venerable Chodron offering incense.
LR03 The Six Preparatory Practices

Preparing the meditation space and making offerings

Instructions on the first two preparatory practices for a meditation session: (1) cleaning the room…

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Thangka image of a Buddha.
LR02 Introduction to the Lamrim

Basic Buddhist topics

An overview of topics such as the mind, rebirth, cyclic existence, and enlightenment, as an…

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Thangka image of Shantarakshita.
LR01 Lamrim Outline

Lamrim outline: Initial

A detailed outline of the practices of an initial level practitioner: remembering death, the lower…

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Water droplets on dandelion seeds.
Guided Meditations

Meditations on the lamrim

A general outline for meditation of the steps for each topic in the gradual path…

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A woman looking very sad and despair.
Science and Buddhism

The Mind and Life III Conference: Emotions and health

Do buddhas have emotions? Why do we feel low self-esteem and self-hatred? Finding peace through…

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