Karma Talks
Karma (, from Sanskrit: कर्म, IPA: [ˈkɐɾmɐ] ; Pali: kamma) is an ancient Indian concept of action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein individuals' intent and actions (cause) influence their future (effect): Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and bad rebirths. In some scriptures, however, there is no link between rebirth and karma. Karma is often misunderstood as fate, destiny, or predetermination.
The concept of karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in many schools of Indian religions (particularly in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism), as well as Taoism. In these schools, karma in the present affects one's future in the current life as well as the nature and quality of future lives—one's saṃsāra. This concept has also been adopted in Western popular culture, in which the events that happen after a person's actions may be considered natural consequences of those actions.
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-01062 Story of Parvati and ...(?); falling in love - never alone; the entire universe in ten directions is the true human body; Coming of Age Program; samsara/dukkha; parenting a... Samsara, Karma, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous, Hate, Interdependence, Passions,... |
May 20 2007 Green Gulch |
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Three Characteristics of PhenomenaSerial: SF-01079 One-day sitting lecture: "no eyes, no ears..." Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra Delusion, Emptiness, Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Vow, New Year, Teacher-and-Student,... |
May 19 2007 Green Gulch |
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Hand Me MidnightSerial: SF-01102 Sunday Lecture: Daigan's trip to Bali; ritual; poems from Daigan's new book, "Hand Me Midnight" Offering, Ceremony, Funeral, Vows, Instruction, Lay, Karma, Priest |
Nov 19 2006 Green Gulch |
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No SelfSerial: SF-00915 Sunday Lecture: zen sayings: "Who's dragging this corpse around?; sense of self - root of all suffering; need to understand no-self, not just conceptually; Buddhist tool kit... Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Karma, Ceremony, Happiness, Freedom, Doubt,... |
Sep 17 2006 Green Gulch |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-01000 Day 1 Zendo Lecture Sanctuary, Karma, Ceremony, Practice Period, Tassajara, Demons, Zendo, Anger... |
Dec 10 2005 Tassajara |
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Shuso TalkSerial: SF-04732 #shuso-talk Sanctuary, Bodhidharma, Karma, Ceremony, Practice Period, Instruction, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Dec 05 2005 Tassajara |
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October 1st, 2005, Serial No. 01116 Karma, Passions, Vows, Offering, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Vow, Oneness, Daily Life,... |
Oct 01 2005 Unknown |
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Zendo Lecture Liberation, resistance, Happiness, Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Addiction, Delusion, Evil,... |
Jul 31 2005 Tassajara |
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Zendo Lecture Zazen Mind, Precepts, Karma, Hindrances, Priest, Peace, Practice Period, Freedom,... |
Jul 15 2005 Tassajara |
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May 28th, 2005, Serial No. 01115 Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Zazen Mind, Karma, Monastic Practice... |
May 28 2005 Unknown |
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Hokyo Zammai Class Ego, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Five Ranks, Karma, Delusion, Continuous, Non-... |
Mar 06 2005 Tassajara |
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Sesshin LectureSerial: SF-01929 Sesshin 2 Day 4 Karma, Funeral, Tassajara, Global Warming, Practice Period, Echo, Chanting, Bell, Don... |
Feb 23 2005 Tassajara |