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 Five powers in daily life
How prayer is used in Buddhist practice and how the power of familiarity can help…
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Questions and answers about karma
The importance of purification and becoming more aware of our misdeeds.
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Collective karma
An explanation of collective karma and how we should be careful and clear about the…
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Karmic results
If a karmic action is completed certain results will follow. The quality of your rebirth…
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Far-reaching attitude of generosity
The importance of the mental attitude during the act of giving. How small acts of…
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Incarcerated people Release from prison: Shock or growth?
A hard-earned experience of over 20 years in prison and a clear-eyed assessment of what…
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108 Verses: Verses 35-41
How much attachment we have for the body, yet only the karma we create in…
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Mental pathways of virtue
Refraining from the mental nonvirtues and practicing generosity, compassion, and right views.
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Speaking at appropriate times
Considering the time, the place, the tone, and the content of our speech, and examining…
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Practicing with adversity
Practices that can be used to transform adverse circumstances into the path.
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Verbal pathways of virtue
Refraining from the nonvirtues of speech and practicing their opposites.
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Physical and verbal pathways of virtue
Refraining from the nonvirtues of body and speech and acting in the opposite way.
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