Good Karma (2021–present)
Ongoing teachings during the annual Memorial Day Weekend Retreat based on Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering
The causes of happiness and suffering
Venerable Thubten Chodron How karma is like a boomerang, whatever actions we do return and have a similar effect on us.
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The eight worldly concerns
How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or Dharma life.
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Karma and its effects
The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How understanding karma helps to understand our experience.
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Buddha nature
How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The opening verses on the analogy of peacocks and bodhisattvas.
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A bodhisattva’s courage
The heroism of bodhisattvas and how to gradually train the mind to look at the world the way bodhisattvas do.
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Solving problems at their root
How we can get the specific results that we want by creating the right causes.
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We are not inherently selfish
Purifying the harm we have done to others directly and to ourselves indirectly.
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Dealing with betrayal of trust
How to work with attachment and respond to harm from others with compassion.
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Offering our help to all beings
Doing the taking and giving meditation to purify past actions.
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A short overview of the Buddhist worldview
Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."
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The four characteristics of karma
More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.
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