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 Definite and indefinite karma
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 11, finishing section "The ripening of karmic seeds" and starting…
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Karma that ripens at death
Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives…
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Keeping the promise of bodhicitta
Discussing Verses 11-16 on the importance of making ourselves into trustworthy people: in general and…
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Disadvantages of discarding bodhicitta
Discussing Verses 2-10 of Chapter 4, which cover the disadvantages of discarding bodhicitta
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The results of karma
Continuing the teaching on the results of karma and explaining the verses from Precious Garland.
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Three kinds of karmic result
Beginning Chapter 11 "Results of Karma" and explaining the three results of karma.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Buddhist tenet systems: Question and answers part 3
Review of what the different tenet schools posit to be the root of cyclic existence,…
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 5-9
Commentary on verses that help us think about what is meaningful in this life and…
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Karma and current ethical issues continued
Continuing the discussion of current ethical issues and karma, covering topics such as assisted suicide,…
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Karma and current ethical issues
Explaining karma and current ethical issues covering genetic engineering, stem cell research, cloning, birth control,…
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Discerning virtuous from nonvirtuous actions
Completing "The Weight of Karma", teaching "Discerning Virtuous from Nonvirtuous Actions", and starting "Karma and…
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Constructive actions and the weight of karma
Covering the section "Constructive Actions" and beginning the section "The Weight of Karma".
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