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 The advantages of cherishing others
Our own enlightenment is dependent on each and every sentient being. When we abandon the…
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The disadvantages of self-centeredness
The self-centered mind is one of the chief obstacles to our attaining liberation and enlightenment.
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Great compassion
Just as love is the thought that we want all beings to have happiness, so…
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A Buddhist nun in high school
Questions and answers from students about Buddhism and monastic life.
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The advantages of bodhicitta
Why should we pursue the Buddhist ideal of being of benefit to all living beings?…
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Responding to war with peace
How to work with disturbing emotions that arise in response to a contemporary war.
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Meditating on the four immeasurables
Developing love for all sentient beings, cultivating gratitude, and a discussion about karma.
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Loving oneself and others
How Dharma practice can help us to become friends with ourselves, and lead ethical lives…
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Why Buddhism?
Buddha's teachings attract people who are looking for a spiritual practice that creates inner peace…
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Sufferings of cyclic existence
We can ground our intention to be free from the endless cycle of samsara by…
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Infallible effects of karma
Avoiding and purifying the negative karma created through the actions of our body, speech, and…
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General characteristics of karma
Karma is definite, expandable, doesn't get lost, and results from the causes that we have…
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