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The eightfold path: Benefiting others
Applying the noble eightfold path to be of great benefit to others.
View PostThe first noble truth: Dukkha
Considering the four noble truths in terms of the three levels of practitioner, and looking…
View PostThe four opponent powers
Purification is the essential practice to establish a base for a good life. There are…
View PostPractice virtue, avoid non-virtue
Developing a long-term perspective helps us gain clarity about the results of our actions.
View PostFavorable qualities for Dharma practice
Particular factors are helpful for Dharma study and practice. Some of them are possibly influenceable…
View PostVarious ways of describing karma
Differentiating between types of actions, intentions, and consequences and understanding the differences.
View PostMotivation and karma
Looking at karma within the three levels of motivation on the path, and describing karma…
View PostEnvironmental results of positive actions
Describing the results of positive karma based on the the intensity of the action, the…
View PostClassifications of karma
There are different things that determinate our options, but we have the opportunity to take…
View PostPositive actions and their results
Looking at karma in terms of the positive actions and results, and a discussion of…
View PostMeditating on the 10 destructive actions
Instructions for meditation on karma and the ten destructive actions, thinking about the causes of…
View PostThe results of the 10 destructive actions
A look at how karma ripens, the maturation result, results similar to the cause, and…
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