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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Vajrasattva practice: The power of regret
The second of the four opponent powers, regret, and how it is essential to purification…
View PostVajrasattva practice: Overview and the power of reli...
What it means to purify nonvirtue and why it's important. Overview of the Vajrasattva practice.…
View Post“Good Karma”: How our actions bring abou...
How the teachings on karma and its effects will enable us to take responsibility for…
View PostWhat did I do to deserve this?
Karma, the cultivation of inner qualities, and how to remain positive and be a source…
View PostWhen things fall apart it’s time to practice
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares more on what to do when a teacher has abused his…
View PostWhat it means to see the guru as the Buddha
More about why we can get confused with Tantra teachings and teachers and loose faith.
View PostConfusion within tantra
Continuing to share about teachers who use their power inappropriately and why that could happen.
View PostHow to tell if a Buddhist teacher has the right qual...
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to some distressed students who were following a teacher who abused…
View PostLearning from illness
A Dharma student contemplates his experiences while in the hospital.
View PostThe robbers of wrong views
How wrong views about the law of karma and the nature of reality create create…
View PostPractical ethics and leadership
The first of two talks based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King…
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