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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Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche II The essence of Buddha’s teaching
Why understanding dependent arising is essential for eliminating afflictions at the root.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Karmic consequences of taking advantage of others
Examining situations when we are deceived by others and when our efforts are not successful.
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Pernicious thoughts
Questions about karma plus verses outlining obstacles to our spiritual practice and peace of mind.
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The importance of making offerings
How making offerings benefits us and how self-grasping ignorance causes afflictions to arise.
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Karma and the mind’s namtok
Our distorted ways of thinking and how this lead to the creation of negative karma.
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Overcoming spiritual obstacles
How contemplating impermanence and the defects of cyclic existence helps to transform our minds.
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The four characteristics of karma
How to understand karma in the context of cyclic existence and multiple lifetimes.
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Geshe Gendun Samdup Twelve links of dependent arising
Precursors to bodhicitta and twelve links of dependent arising that propel rebirth in cyclic existence.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Introduction to samsara and nirvana
Introducing the concepts of samsara and nirvana and delving into 8 types of suffering.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Higher training in ethical conduct
Questioning why we engage in ethical conduct, and reviewing the first three sections in Chapter…
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Renunciation, bodhicitta and the wisdom realizing em...
How renunciation, bodhicitta and the wisdom realizing emptiness lead to true happiness.
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