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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Work Sesshin: Building the New ZendoSerial: BZ-01528B One-Day Sitting Zendo, Sangha, Berkeley Zen Center, Building, Non-violence, Study Period, Karma,... |
Aug 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Arms Race: Peace, Nonviolence, Aggression Peace, Non-violence, Hate, War, Greed, Karma, Enemies, Evil, Concentration,... |
Aug 07 1982 |
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The Arms Race: Peace, Nonviolence, AggressionSerial: BZ-01528A Saturday Lecture Peace, Non-violence, Current Events, Peace, Non-violence, Greed, War, Hate, Karma,... |
Aug 07 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #80Serial: BZ-00033 Does a Baby Have the 6th Consciousness?, Saturday Lecture Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Monastic Practice, Discrimination, Buddha... |
Jul 31 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ZazenSerial: BZ-00034B Posture, Attention, Resistance, Naming, One-Day Sitting Posture, Harmonizing, resistance, Fox, Composure, Duality, Religion, Peace, Karma... |
Jul 16 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Composure: The Third ParamitaSerial: BZ-00009B Saturday Lecture Paramitas, Kshanti, Composure, Happiness, training, Monastic Practice, Demons,... |
May 01 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 30th, 1982, Serial No. 00994Serial: NC-00994 Monastic Spirituality, Set 7 of 12 OSB Cam, Ego, Enemies, First Principle, Karma, confusion |
Apr 30 1982 |
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Title UnknownSerial: BZ-00010A Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Way, Hate, Greed, Karma |
Apr 18 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Hyakujo and the FoxSerial: BZ-00016B Form and Emptiness, Karma, Sesshin Day 2 Hyakujo, Karma, Form-and-Emptiness, Karma, Fox, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Daily Life,... |
Feb 21 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- Endless DimensionSerial: BZ-00016A Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra, Sesshin Day 1 Dharani, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Sangha, Big Mind, Evil, Karma, Manjushri,... |
Feb 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Precepts Karma, Precepts, Right Speech, Repentance, Greed, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
1982 SFZC |
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Mumonkan Case 36 Karma, Anger, Daily Life, Peace, Samadhi, realization |
May 31 1981 City Center |
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April 8th, 1981, Serial No. 00873Serial: NC-00873 Monastic Spirituality Set 3 of 12 OSB Cam, Commitment, Money, First Principle, training, Karma |
Apr 08 1981 |
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Monastic Life and the Interreligious DialogueSerial: NC-00468 Monastic Life and Interreligious Dialogue: What does our life as monks mean to the non-Christian world? OSB Cam, Interreligious dialogue, Buddhism, Breath, Karma, War |
Sep 1980 3 of 3 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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The Large Sutra on Perfect WisdomSerial: SF-00007B Reading of Dr Edward Conze's translation - this is after 00007A and separate from it. Perfect Wisdom, true dharma, Evil, Concentration, Karma, Anger |
Apr 25 1980 |
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March 1st, 1979, Serial No. 00121 Fox, Funeral, causation, Buddha Nature, Karma, Interdependence, Discrimination... |
Mar 01 1979 |
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February 27th, 1979, Serial No. 00118 Consciousness, realization, Funeral, Karma, Pain, Bell |
Feb 27 1979 |
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Textual Analysis Delusion, Posture, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Karma, Faith, Liberation, Hate,... |
Mar 15 1976 SFZC |
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1975.12.10-serial.00130Serial: SF-00130 Changes that occur during practice period; sutra story of monk retrieving his mother from hell; composing concrete music; Practice Period, Ceremony, Mahayana, Nirvana, Karma, Manjushri, Addiction, Samsara,... |
Dec 10 1975 |
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1973.07.18-serial.00125Serial: SF-00125 The third great religious awakening in America. Emptiness, Religion, Manjushri, Interview, Conversation, Karma |
Jul 18 1973 2 |
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July 7th, 1973, Serial No. 00134 Right Effort, Chanting, Mindfulness, Karma, Anger |
Jul 07 1973 |
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June 10th, 1973, Serial No. 00131 Karma, Mindfulness, Heart Sutra, Describe |
Jun 10 1973 |
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Consciousness - Fourth Type Attachment, Nirvana, Equanimity, Doubt, Ceremony, Liberation, Freedom, Addiction, Ego... |
May 19 1973 Tassajara |
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Consciousness - Second and Third Types Hindrances, Concentration, Mindfulness, Karma, Equanimity, training, Oneness, Sangha... |
May 18 1973 Tassajara |
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First Type of Consciousness Karma, Delusion, Happiness, Precepts, Hate, Balance, Forgiveness, Ordination, Observe... |
May 16 1973 Tassajara |
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Consciousness Mindfulness, Oneness, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Observe, Emptiness, Cultivation,... |
May 15 1973 Tassajara |
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Abhidharma Psychology Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Constancy, Ego, Nirvana, Non-duality, Observe,... |
May 13 1973 Tassajara |
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May 12th, 1973, Serial No. 00995Serial: SF-00995 "First 30 mins of 70 min lecture" Freedom, Concentration, Balance, Mindfulness, Liberation, Attachment, Karma, Doubt,... |
May 12 1973 Tassajara |
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March 17th, 1973, Serial No. 00102 Non-discrimination, Discrimination, Observe, Karma, Dragons |
Mar 17 1973 |
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December 12th, 1972, Serial No. 00319 Tozan, Karma, Baso, Sixth Patriarch, Tozan Ryokai |
Dec 12 1972 |
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December 5th, 1972, Serial No. 00360 Birth-and-Death, Hate, Obstacles, Compassion, Repentance, Karma |
Dec 05 1972 |
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December 4th, 1972, Serial No. 00499, Side A Buddha Nature, Right Effort, Breath, Non-discrimination, Karma |
Dec 04 1972 |
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December 2nd, 1972, Serial No. 00498, Side B Karma, Study, Echo, Oneness |
Dec 02 1972 |
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November 11th, 1972, Serial No. 00492 Suffering, Karma, Vows, Heart Sutra, Continuous |
Nov 11 1972 |
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October 8th, 1972, Serial No. 00483 Buddha Nature, Posture, Karma, Instruction |
Oct 08 1972 |
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June 4th, 1972, Serial No. 00471 Shikantaza, Buddha Nature, Breath, Karma, Compassion |
Jun 04 1972 |
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Allen Ginsberg and MusiciansSerial: SF-00107 Musical event Obstacles, Echo, Vows, Instruction, Greed, Chanting, Passions, Offering, Attachment,... |
Feb 22 1972 1 City Center |
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September 17th, 1971, Serial No. 00312 Karma, Enthusiasm, Hate, Bowing, Beginners, Happiness, lecture, American |
Sep 17 1971 |
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August 3rd, 1971, Serial No. 00264 Consciousness, confusion, lecture, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Discrimination, Evil... |
Aug 03 1971 |
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July 15th, 1971, Serial No. 00260 American, Karma, Instruction, Consciousness, Culture, Lay, Emotions, Discrimination... |
Jul 15 1971 |
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Real Precepts Are Beyond WordsPrecepts, Precepts, reality, Observe, Freedom, sitting, Emptiness, Sangha, Duality,... |
Jul 02 1971 City Center |
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Changing Our KarmaBaso, Concentration, Karma, Suffering, difficulty, Ceremony |
Mar 09 1971 City Center |
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OLD - 1971.03.09-serial.00148Serial: SR-00148 Second part of talk from this date, continues where 00116 finishes. Oneness, Karma, sitting, Meditation, Building, Pain, reality |
Mar 09 1971 |
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The Driver Anger, difficulty, Karma, Freedom, Tassajara, Peace, confusion, Posture, Pain, War... |
Feb 27 1971 City Center |
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December 13th, 1970, Serial No. 00211 Oneness, Ego, stubbornness, Obstacles, Samadhi, Karma, Bell, difficulty, Attachment,... |
Dec 13 1970 |
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Priest Ordination Ceremony: Paul Discoe and Reb AndersonSerial: SR-00069-A Reprocessed version may allow for clarification of transcript. Priest, Ceremony, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Greed, Interview,... |
Aug 09 1970 City Center |
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Ekō Lecture 3Serial: SR-00228 The Second Morning Eko, Part 2 of 3 [This is the third in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Describe, Concentration, Karma, Attachment, Mindfulness, Hindrances,... |
Jul 11 1970 Tassajara |
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Ekō Lecture 2Serial: SR-00229 The Second Morning Eko, Part 1 of 3 [This is the second in a series of six lectures by Suzuki on the four ekos chanted... Eko, Chanting, Chanting, Anger, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, heart, Karma, Meditation,... |
Jul 10 1970 Tassajara |
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The Willow Tree Cannot Be BrokenSerial: SR-00220 SANDOKAI LECTURE X [This lecture is concerned with the following lines of the Sandokai: Meian ono-ono aitaishite,... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Precepts, reality, War, Interdependence, Observe,... |
Jun 25 1970 Tassajara |
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The Boat Is Always MovingSerial: SR-00059 Sandokai Lecture VII [The following lines of the Sandokai are discussed in this lecture: Line 17 Shidai no sho... Branching Streams, Sandokai, Emptiness, Emotions, Peace, Enemies, Karma, Anger, Hate... |
Jun 13 1970 Tassajara |