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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Transforming Adversities into the Path
Since adversity comes so often, it's important to know how to transform it.
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Discovering the source of problems
How the mind reifies objects, creating false appearances, causing afflictions to arise.
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Long refuge and precepts ceremony
The ceremony for renewing refuge and the five lay precepts, good to do twice a…
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Importance of a spiritual teacher
A question-and-answer session with the young adults, covering such topics as spiritual teachers and the…
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Karma, purification, and precepts
The four opponent powers for purifying our negative actions. How taking precepts can prevent us…
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Kindness and karma
By practicing Dharma, we can benefit others in better and more long-lasting ways.
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Introduction to Buddhism
An overview of essential Buddhist ideas for a young adult audience.
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Buddhist meditation
An overview of the different types of Buddhist meditation and how they are practiced.
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Venerable Thubten Samten Review Quiz 2: Questions 5-6
The Mahayana grounds and paths quiz is continued with questions 5-6.
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The four attributes of true of origins of dukkha
The cause of suffering is not external situations and people, but the internal afflictions and…
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