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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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo #1Serial: BZ-00824A Sesshin Day 1 Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo, Buddha Nature, Bell, Religion, Sangha, Anger, Nirvana Sutra,... |
Sep 02 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 23rd, 1995, Serial No. 00822, Side B Buddha Nature, Soto Zen, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Karma, Gratitude, soto,... |
Sep 23 1995 |
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Sunday LectureSerial: SF-03626 Our practice and our efforts that we make towards peace within ourselves and within our lives Practice Period, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Emptiness, Giving-and-Taking, Zazen,... |
Nov 05 1995 Green Gulch |
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Karma and Family PlaceSerial: SF-02689A From the BZC archive Transmission, Karma, Offering, Lineage, Hindrances, Religion, Gratitude, Zazen,... |
Nov 12 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Women in Buddhism Class Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Instruction, Lay, Religion, Balance... |
Nov 13 1995 Unknown |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00817A Rohatsu Day 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Karma, Evil, Nirvana, Impermanence, Family Practice,... |
Dec 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Gratitude, Constant Practice and the ConsciousnessesSerial: BZ-00815A Rohatsu Day 7 Gratitude, Consciousness, Gratitude, Big Mind, Ego, Buddha Nature, Aspects of... |
Dec 09 1995 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 30th, 1995, Serial No. 04043 New Year, Six Realms, Karma, Religion, Renewal, Fasting, Beginners, Samsara, Chanting... |
Dec 30 1995 Unknown |
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Rite of Passage - Ceremony and RitualSerial: BZ-00813A Saturday Lecture Ceremony, Family Practice, Karma, Tassajara, Repentance, Bell, Religion, Priest,... |
Jan 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-00813B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Precepts, Evil, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Gratitude, Four... |
Jan 13 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Angulimala StorySerial: SF-03226 Sunday Lecture - Children's talk true dharma, Enemies, Karma, Letting Go, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Anger, Daily... |
Mar 03 1996 Green Gulch |
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May 9th, 1996, Serial No. 00249 Platform Sutra, Sixth Patriarch, Evil, Demons, Discrimination, Echo, Ordination,... |
May 09 1996 |
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Work Practice (Fushin Samu)Serial: BZ-00804B Saturday Lecture Work, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Daily Life, Samadhi, Concentration,... |
May 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 30th, 1996, Serial No. 00251 Buddha Nature, Repentance, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Duality, Karma, Confession-and-... |
May 30 1996 |
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Shosan and Shuso Ceremony PreparationSerial: BZ-00800B Appropriate Question and Respons, Sesshin Day 5 Shosan, Shuso, Ceremony, Practice Period, Karma, Commitment, Conversation, Ego,... |
Jun 23 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Bodhisattva CeremonySerial: BZ-00799B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature,... |
Jul 06 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 27th, 1996, Serial No. 00797, Side A Karma, Echo, Culture, Sangha, Gratitude, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, confusion, Building,... |
Jul 27 1996 |
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August 1st, 1996, Serial No. 00254 Attachment, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Non-attachment, Nirvana, Samsara, Repentance, Teacher... |
Aug 01 1996 |
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August 3rd, 1996, Serial No. 00797, Side B Anger, Impermanence, Hate, American, Ordination, Chanting, Vows, Karma, Samsara,... |
Aug 03 1996 |
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August 29th, 1996, Serial No. 00256 Ego, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Attachment, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind,... |
Aug 29 1996 |
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Encouraging Words from HongzhiSerial: BZ-00794B Sesshin Day 1 Hongzhi, Silent Illumination, Happiness, Pure Existence, Karma, Discrimination,... |
Aug 31 1996 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sandokai Class Oneness, Darkness and Light, Practice Period, Separation, Karma, Emptiness, Politics... |
Nov 13 1996 Green Gulch |
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Mumonkan: Case #12Serial: BZ-00782B Zuigan Checks Himself, Saturday Lecture Zuigan, MM-12, Ego, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Peace, training, Birth-and-Death,... |
Feb 08 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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February 29th, 1997, Serial No. 00358, Side B Nirvana, Precepts, Family Practice, Greed, Buddha's Birthday, Four Noble Truths... |
Mar 01 1997 |
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March 27th, 1997, Serial No. 00848 Heart Sutra, Dependent Origination, Monkey Mind, Renunciation, Liberation, Karma,... |
Mar 27 1997 |
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April 17th, 1997, Serial No. 00845 Karma, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Evil, Soto Zen, Precepts, Instruction, Don't... |
Apr 17 1997 |
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Mothers' DaySerial: SF-03101 Sunday Lecture: being born from a mother guarantees two ingredients, a bit of love and suffering, both necessary for enlightenment. The essential point of zen is questioning;... Manjushri, Commitment, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Letting Go, Religion, zen meditation... |
May 11 1997 Green Gulch |
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Nansen Cuts the CatSerial: BZ-00363B Saturday Lecture Nansen, Book of Serenity, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Duality, Precepts... |
May 17 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 24th, 1997, Serial No. 00364, Side B Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Anger, Practice Period, Karma, Renewal, Bodhisattva... |
May 24 1997 |
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June 7th, 1997, Serial No. 00365, Side B Anger, Practice Period, resistance, Demons, Interdependence, Emotions, Conversation,... |
Jun 07 1997 |
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June 12th, 1997, Serial No. 00535 Offering, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Six Realms, Interdependence, Gratitude... |
Jun 12 1997 |
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June 12th, 1997, Serial No. 01462, Side A Precepts, Attachment, Offering, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Interdependence, Gratitude... |
Jun 12 1997 |
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Is An Enlightened Person Free of Cause and Effect?Serial: BZ-00313A Saturday Lecture Hyakujo, Enlightenment, Cause-and-Effect, Fox, causation, Karma, Funeral, Precepts,... |
Jun 14 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 10th, 1997, Serial No. 00844 Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Separation, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Absolute-and-Relative,... |
Jul 10 1997 |
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July 24th, 1997, Serial No. 00842 Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, causation,... |
Jul 24 1997 |
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Wednesday Lecture Karmic Consciousness, Separation, Fasting, Precepts, Karma, Religion, Balance,... |
Jul 30 1997 Green Gulch |
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Majjhima Nikaya ClassSerial: SF-03222 Middle-length Discourses Impermanence, Passions, Karma, Faith, Nirvana, Letting Go, Offering, Attachment,... |
Sep 15 1997 Green Gulch |
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Majjhima Nikaya ClassSerial: SF-03192 Middle-length Discourses Evil, Letting Go, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Faith, Precepts, Liberation, Karmic... |
Sep 23 1997 Green Gulch |
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WisdomSerial: BZ-00325A Saturday Lecture Wisdom, Five Ranks, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Eight Awarenesses, Right Speech,... |
Nov 15 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ForgivenessSerial: BZ-00339B Saturday Lecture Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Buddha Nature, New Year, Karma, confusion, Samsara,... |
Dec 13 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Seminar 1Serial: SF-03511 Copyright 1998 by Gary Snyder - Unedited Preview Cassette Religion, Conversation, Demons, Peace, resistance, Precepts, Zendo, Non-violence,... |
1998 Unknown |
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Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Lecture 2Serial: SF-03062 Copyright 1998 by Peter Matthiessen - Unedited Preview Cassette Evil, Liberation, Funeral, Karma, Hate, Freedom |
1998 Unknown |
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Bodhisattva Ceremony: RepentanceSerial: BZ-00340A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Ceremony, Repentance, Repentance, Forgiveness, Priest, Evil,... |
Jan 10 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Letting Go, Monastic Practice, Tassajara, Karma, Practice Period, Bell, resistance,... |
Feb 01 1998 Green Gulch |
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February 7th, 1998, Serial No. 00342, Side A Offering, Bodhisattva Vow, Obstacles, Big Mind, Daily Life, Tassajara, Conversation,... |
Feb 07 1998 |
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February 11th, 1998, Serial No. 00292Serial: NC-00292 Liturgy Class Karma, Intuition, training, Vows, Gratitude |
Feb 11 1998 |
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March 7th, 1998, Serial No. 00343, Side A Interdependence, Tassajara, Culture, Offering, Peace, Emotions, Karma, Attachment... |
Mar 07 1998 |
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Origins of Zen Lotus Sutra, Ordination, Faith, Mahayana, Evil, Karma, Freedom, Separation, Offering... |
May 17 1998 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Teacher-and-Student, Ceremony, Karma, Heart Sutra, Skandas, training, Triple Treasure... |
Jun 14 1998 Green Gulch |
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Zaikke Tokudo (Jukai)Serial: BZ-00351A Saturday Lecture Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Ordination, Precepts, Lay Ordination, Lineage, Karma, Buddha... |
Jun 20 1998 Berkeley Zen Center |