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 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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Guided meditation on Verse 7
How changing our world view can help us move in the right direction.
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Precepts and distorted views
Teachings on wrong beliefs and how that can influence one to act in unrestrained ways.
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108 Verses: A bucket in a well
Comparing how we go from one birth to another repeatedly through an analogy of bucket…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Anger and other disturbing attitudes
A look at the definition and characteristics of afflictions such as anger, pride, and jealousy,…
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Taking the ache out of attachment
Looking at how attachment causes problems and real happiness comes from letting go of attachment.
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