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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Preparing well for our death
Spiritual practices that we can do to live a meaningful life and prepare for our…
View PostRecognizing impermanence
Meditating on and understanding impermanence can help us to deal with our fear of death.
View PostWholesome fear of death
Developing a healthy attitude to death that supports our Dharma practice.
View PostGood Karma: Facing hardship for the Dharma
How enduring hardship for the sake of the Dharma is worthwhile, freeing us from mental…
View PostGood Karma: Results of transgressing ethical commitm...
The importance of ethical commitments and taking our practice seriously.
View PostGood Karma: Q&A on karma
The importance of developing equanimity and questions from the audience about how karma works.
View PostGood Karma: Determining to maintain good character w...
Avoiding pretension and deceit with our spiritual mentors and keeping good ethical conduct.
View PostGood Karma: Intro to karma and its effects
Reflections on the kindness of others and introduction to the law of karma and its…
View PostContemplating the lower realms
Explaining the suffering of hell beings, animals and hungry ghosts, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
View PostOnly dharma will benefit at death
Describing the last 3 points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
View PostMindfulness of death, faults and benefits
Completing Chapter 7, explaining the purpose of the gradual training and commencing Chapter 8, covering…
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