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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Thubten Jampel Friendship
The importance of cultivating positive relationships. How we can love others without being attached to…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Review: Bodhicitta and the afflictions
A review of the end of the section on cultivating conventional bodhicitta and the meaning…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha
Paying homage to Shakyamuni Buddha before receiving teachings. The chant was recorded by the Sravasti…
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Selected dedication verses
Dedication prayers to direct the energy of our actions towards liberation and full awakening.
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Parent-child relationships
How expectations and misconceptions can lead to difficulties in parent-child relationships.
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Selflessness, karma, and rebirth
A discussion about the different philosophical tenet systems, whether they all aim for buddhahood, how…
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Dr. Guy Newland The two truths in the Cittamatra system
Exploring the view that there's no external world, as taught in the Cittamatra system (one…
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The two truths: Conventional existence
Detailed discussions of how all things exist conventionally, and why it's important to think about…
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The two truths and karma
The relationship of the two truths and two different ways of understanding karma.
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Buddhadharma Magazine - Mar 4, 2010
Buddhadharma Magazine Why we need monasticism
Monastics as a bridge between the ancient teachings and the modern world.
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The food offering
We can develop the wisdom and method sides of the path by contemplating the causes…
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Developing self-acceptance
Self-acceptance comes from having compassion for ourselves, differentiating the person from the actions that we…
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