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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Precepts and vows
Monastics and lay practitioners take different levels of precepts. The benefits of taking and keeping…
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Understanding our situation
The four noble truths as the foundation on which the entire path can be both…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Self-centeredness
Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness, and how to use mindfulness and introspective awareness to reduce…
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Continuation of the discussion of karma
A tragic event near the Abbey introduces understanding how what happens in daily life affects…
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Purifying environmental effects of karma
Discussion of rebirths into war, disease, drought, and poverty, and the effects of the four…
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10 nonvirtues and results explained
What creates seeds of karma? Results of even small everyday thoughts, words and actions many…
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Incarcerated people Sitting with difficulty
An incarcerated person describes the benefit of sitting with discomfort and sharing the suffering of…
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Kindness towards ourselves and others
Recognizing our interdependence with others and how keeping good ethical conduct can help us to…
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The four aspects of karma
How future lives are affected in both positive and negative ways by our thoughts, words…
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Creating positive experiences for ourselves and others
How we each create our experiences based on our thoughts, words, and actions, and how…
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