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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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe The importance of understanding dependent arising
Teaching on the importance of dependent origination and its relationship to emptiness.
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup Divisions of the perfection of forbearance
Forbearance, advanced qualities, and helping others on the bodhisattva path.
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The benefits of forbearance
The negative effects of afflictive emotions on one's spiritual progress.
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The results of a bodhisattva’s anger
How anger destroys the roots of virtue and the importance of compassion.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Perfection of generosity: Giving fearlessly
Supporting ethical and virtuous conduct with conventional analysis, and generosity of even most precious possessions…
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Perfection of generosity: Do we really own anything?
Investigating the mental attitude of ownership of objects and generosity
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Perfection of generosity: Learning to connect with e...
Recognizing similarities across humanity and creating an economy of generosity.
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Karma in samsara and beyond
Completing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the last two transcendental factors and covering the types…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Review of true duhkha
Reviewing Chapter 2, covering the sections related to true duhkha covering realms of existence and…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Characteristics of karma
The fundamentals of karma: What it is, how it works, why it’s important, and how…
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The “Ye Dharma Dharani”
Starting teaching from Chapter 10, explaining "dharani" to describe how they cover different aspects of…
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