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 Mindfulness and checking awareness
Going through the day feeling confident we have good ethical conduct and bearing no guilt…
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Avoiding the extreme of nihilism
The danger in misunderstanding emptiness and thinking that getting rid of the labels means we…
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Livelihood for monastics
Avoiding activities that are naturally negative and activities that will take you away from your…
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The life of the Buddha
The life of the Buddha in terms of the direction we can go in mind…
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Taking and holding the precepts
Vows aren't designed to make us miserable, but to make our minds peaceful and happy…
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The benefits of precepts
What is important in our lives? Happiness is getting our lives together to pacify our…
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Sex and our culture
A talk directed towards youth on how we should perceive sex and the confusion between…
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Verse 14-2: What samsara is
The samsara we're in is this very body and mind, not the external world.
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Verse 12: The nectar of wisdom
The different kinds of wisdom as we progress along the path. The analogies of wisdom…
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Verse 10-1: The fuel of the passions
How we ignorantly grasp at the afflictions, the importance of recognizing how we exaggerate, and…
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Cultivating altruism and bodhicitta
How to develop an altruistic attitude that brings benefit to ourselves and others by recognizing…
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A successful life
We are taught to live by societal standards, yet we need to examine whether living…
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