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 Regretting negativity by reflecting on death
Giving commentary to Verses 32-41, showing how reflecting on death can help clarify what is…
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Verbal non-virtues
Continuing the explanation of ten non-virtues, covering the third physical non-virtue and the first three…
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Removing barriers to forgiveness
Discussing what gets in the way of forgiving others and responsibility for our harmful actions
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Mental non-virtues
Teaching three mental non-virtues and the four branches required for a complete act of killing…
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Four opponent powers
Covering Verses 2.27-2.31 on the four opponent powers of purification.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
General characteristics of karma
Teaching from the sections “General Characteristics of Karma” and “Specific Characteristics of Karma” in Chapter…
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Karma and its effects
Starting Chapter 10, "Karma and its Effects", describing the three principles of cause and effect.
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Offering natural substances
Beginning Chapter 2 "Purifying Negativities" with verses on making offerings to buddhas and bodhisattvas with…
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The benefits of bodhicitta
Meditating on equanimity and explaining the benefits of bodhicitta, covering various analogies that explain these…
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Understanding our situation in samsara
Speaking on the importance of seeing sentient beings as precious and teaching on ten nonvirtues…
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The mind is the source of happiness
Teaching on how our actions determine our present and future experience and explaining how the…
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