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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Cultivating respect for karma
Not having a correct understanding of cause and effect leads to ignorance that our actions…
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The elephant of ignorance
Intoxication with sense pleasures causes us to be unaware of the results of our actions.
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Working with the angry mind
Motivated by anger, we do many harmful actions that only bring suffering. The main cause…
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The fire of anger
Anger arises from inappropriate attention on an object—interpreting things inaccurately and creating stories that don't…
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Reducing arrogance, cultivating humility
Arrogance, which manifests in many ways, can become a hindrance to learning.
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Dedication and karma
Different views on whether or not dedicating completely protects merit from being destroyed by anger.
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Rejoicing and dedicating
How merit is created in rejoicing in the virtues of ordinary and holy beings, and…
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Dedication as generosity
The goodness that we create from dedicating merit is a practice of far-reaching generosity.
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The purpose of dedicating merit
Dedicating merit to steer it toward the way we want it to ripen. We should…
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Freedom through imagination
How to imagine the light and nectar flowing from Tara as purifying negative karma, sickness…
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White Tara purifying negativities
How to imagine the light and nectar from White Tara purifying negativities and leaving the…
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Is euthanizing pets advisable?
Watching a beloved pet's decline is painful. What course is best to take?
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