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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Living with Impermanence

Preparing well for our death

Spiritual practices that we can do to live a meaningful life and prepare for our…

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Living with Impermanence

Recognizing impermanence

Meditating on and understanding impermanence can help us to deal with our fear of death.

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Living with Impermanence

Wholesome fear of death

Developing a healthy attitude to death that supports our Dharma practice.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Facing hardship for the Dharma

How enduring hardship for the sake of the Dharma is worthwhile, freeing us from mental…

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Q&A on karma

The importance of developing equanimity and questions from the audience about how karma works.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Determining to maintain good character w...

Avoiding pretension and deceit with our spiritual mentors and keeping good ethical conduct.

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Good Karma Annual Retreat

Good Karma: Intro to karma and its effects

Reflections on the kindness of others and introduction to the law of karma and its…

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Stages of the Path

Contemplating the lower realms

Explaining the suffering of hell beings, animals and hungry ghosts, continuing the teaching from Chapter…

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Stages of the Path

Only dharma will benefit at death

Describing the last 3 points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.

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Stages of the Path

Mindfulness of death, faults and benefits

Completing Chapter 7, explaining the purpose of the gradual training and commencing Chapter 8, covering…

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