Karma Talks
Karma (, from Sanskrit: कर्म, IPA: [ˈkɐɾmɐ] ; Pali: kamma) is a 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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February 21st, 2005, Serial No. 01310 Confession-and-Repentance, Karma, Vows, Non-violence, Priest, Repentance, Gratitude,... |
Feb 21 2005 |
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February 17th, 2005, Serial No. 00773 Precepts, Intuition, Forgiveness, Buddha Nature, Absolute-and-Relative, Repentance,... |
Feb 17 2005 |
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February 12th, 2005, Serial No. 01307 Five Ranks, Anger, Peace, soto, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Soto Zen, Karma,... |
Feb 12 2005 |
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February 7th, 2005, Serial No. 00568 Karma, Dependent Origination, causation, Precepts, War, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Vow... |
Feb 07 2005 |
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February 5th, 2005, Serial No. 01305 Daily Life, Vows, Repentance, Gaining Mind, Fundraising, Offering, Karma, Nirvana,... |
Feb 05 2005 |
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January 31st, 2005, Serial No. 00567 Four Noble Truths, Right Speech, Right Effort, Concentration, Birth-and-Death,... |
Jan 31 2005 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-01294 Dependant Origination; Nirvana Within Samsara, Rohatsu Day 4 Dependent Origination, Samsara, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana,... |
Dec 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 24th, 2004, Serial No. 01286, Side B Dragons, Aspects of Practice, Posture, Practice Period, Instruction, Karma, training... |
Oct 24 2004 |
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October 16th, 2004, Serial No. 01284 Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma, Subject-and-Object,... |
Oct 16 2004 |
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Heaven and Hell and NirvanaSerial: BZ-01566 Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Six Realms, Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma,... |
Oct 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 11, 2001 Anniversary; Victims on Both SidesSerial: BZ-01246 Following in the Steps of the British and Roman Empires, Saturday Lecture Karma, Karma, American, War, Equanimity, Emotions, Evil, Building, Lineage, confusion... |
Sep 11 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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In Memorium to the Victims of the WW II BombingSerial: BZ-01279A How Something Good Can Come From Something Tragic, Saturday Lecture War, Japan, War, Peace, American, Building, Priest, Renewal, Karma |
Aug 07 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 31st, 2004, Serial No. 01278 Teacher-and-Student, Happiness, Lotus Sutra, Composure, Subject-and-Object, Practice... |
Jul 31 2004 |
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Way Seeking MindSerial: BZ-01273 Approaching his 75th Birthday (July 9th), Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Dharma Transmission, War, Transmission,... |
Jul 03 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 27th, 2004, Serial No. 01024, Side A Teacher-and-Student, Greed, Bodhidharma, Chanting, Soto Zen, Instruction, Religion,... |
May 27 2004 |
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George W. Bush and a Dogen FascicleSerial: BZ-01263B Saturday Lecture Dogen, Current Events, Politics, Anger, Birth-and-Death, War, Greed, Buddha Ancestors... |
May 15 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 13th, 2004, Serial No. 01022, Side A Karma, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Continuous, Diversity, Attachment,... |
May 13 2004 |
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Dogen's BendowaSerial: BZ-01253 Saturday Lecture Bendowa, Repentance, Samadhi, Six Realms, Offering, Oneness, Lineage, Demons, Rinzai... |
Mar 06 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 1st, 2004, Serial No. 01019, Side A Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox... |
Mar 01 2004 |
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February 29th, 2004, Serial No. 00582 Funeral, Birth-and-Death, Lay, Buddha Ancestors, Karma, Offering, Sixth Patriarch,... |
Feb 29 2004 |
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February 28th, 2004, Serial No. 01252 Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Conversation, Karmic Consciousness, Culture,... |
Feb 28 2004 |
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February 23rd, 2004, Serial No. 01018, Side A Fox, Karma, Absolute-and-Relative, causation, Daily Life, Bell, Funeral, Culture,... |
Feb 23 2004 |
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The Precept of Not KillingSerial: BZ-01383 Saturday Lecture Buddha Nature, Karma, Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Doubt, War, Dependent Origination,... |
Feb 07 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2003.11.19-serial.00156Serial: SF-00156 Wednesday talk. Karma, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Echo, Ceremony, Buddha Ancestors, Ego,... |
Nov 19 2003 |
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OfferingsSerial: SF-00158 Sunday talk. Children's lecture. Offering, Ceremony, Emptiness, Emotions, Intuition, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma... |
Nov 02 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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October 25th, 2003, Serial No. 01363 Aspects of Practice, Karma, Manjushri, Book of Serenity, Vimalakirti, soto, Dharma... |
Oct 25 2003 |
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The Platform SutraSerial: BZ-01361A Saturday Lecture Platform Sutra, Hui Neng, Karma, Obstacles, Emotions, Big Mind, Evil, Duality, Doubt... |
Oct 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2010.10.03-serial.00055 Practice Period, training, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Commitment... |
Oct 08 2003 |
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October 4th, 2003, Serial No. 01360 Subject-and-Object, Zazen Mind, Family Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Karma, Politics,... |
Oct 04 2003 |
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Religion: A Necessary EvilSerial: BZ-01355 Sesshin Day 3 Religion, Evil, Religion, Fox, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Evil, Intuition, soto, Lotus... |
Sep 01 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Karma: Nuclear WeaponsSerial: BZ-01353 One-Day Sitting Karma, War, Politics, Karma, Building, Demons, Six Realms, Don't Know Mind,... |
Aug 09 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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KarmaSerial: BZ-01351 Saturday Lecture Karma, Karma, Conversation, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Tassajara, Teacher-and-... |
Jul 26 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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KarmaSerial: BZ-01348 Revolution in Iran, Saturday Lecture Karma, War, Karma, Karmic Consequences, zen meditation, War, Fox, Culture, training,... |
Jun 28 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Equanimity and the Eternal MomentSerial: BZ-01346 Time and Transformation; Two Truths, Sesshin Day 4 Equanimity, Time, Two Truths, Equanimity, Attachment, Concentration, Karma, Intimacy... |
Jun 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 19th, 2003, Serial No. 01344 Four Noble Truths, Liberation, training, Hindrances, Lineage, Karma, Attachment, Echo... |
Jun 19 2003 |
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June 5th, 2003, Serial No. 00292 Happiness, Gaining Mind, Karma, Concentration, Precepts, Posture, Lay, Nirvana,... |
Jun 05 2003 |
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Mindfulness and GathasSerial: BZ-00136A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Gathas, Anger, Mindfulness, Vows, Bell, Emotions, Karma, Addiction,... |
May 17 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 12th, 2003, Serial No. 00135, Side B Heart Sutra, Religion, Politics, Tassajara, Practice Period, Conversation, training,... |
May 12 2003 |
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March 30th, 2003, Serial No. 00543 Karma, Addiction, Anger, War, Demons, Intuition, Equanimity, Attachment, Interview,... |
Mar 30 2003 |
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March 29th, 2003, Serial No. 00556 Silent Illumination, Karma, Big Mind, Echo, Concentration, Instruction, Demons,... |
Mar 29 2003 |