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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World PeaceSerial: BZ-00133A Anti-Iraq War/Peace March Talk, One-Day Sitting Peace, War, Current Events, stubbornness, Forgiveness, War, Peace, Judgement,... |
Mar 16 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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NirvanaSerial: BZ-00132A Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Zazen Mind, Six Realms, Passions... |
Mar 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 6th, 2003, Serial No. 00490 Four Noble Truths, Mindfulness, Cultivation, Passions, Concentration, training, Karma... |
Mar 06 2003 |
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Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls"Serial: BZ-00178A One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous, Pure Existence, New Year, Aspects of Practice, Interview, Daily... |
Jan 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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ial No. 00290 Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Hindrances, Daily Life, Separation, Instruction, Buddha Nature... |
2003 |
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Ordinary Mind, Buddha MindSerial: BZ-00174A From "Not Always So", Rohatsu Day 3 Ordinary Mind, Buddha Mind, Ordinary Mind, Composure, Karma, Buddha Mind, Monastic... |
Dec 04 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Everyday Life Is Like a MovieSerial: BZ-00173B The Movie and the Empty Screen, Rohatsu Day 2 Practice, Daily Life, Anger, Instruction, Posture, Emotions, Big Mind, Heart Sutra,... |
Dec 03 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Taking Care of Ourselves as PracticeSerial: BZ-00172B Excercise and Eating--Mind, Body and Spirit Work Together, Saturday Lecture Monastic Practice, Big Mind, Discrimination, Mindfulness, Subject-and-Object, Birth-... |
Nov 30 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 14th, 2002, Serial No. 00460 Aspects of Practice, Echo, Oneness, Separation, Duality, Gratitude, Chanting, Birth-... |
Nov 14 2002 |
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November 9th, 2002, Serial No. 00171, Side A Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,... |
Nov 09 2002 |
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October 10th, 2002, Serial No. 00458 Karma, Silence, Evil, Ordination, Peace, Equanimity, Enemies, confusion, Nirvana,... |
Oct 10 2002 |
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September 26th, 2002, Serial No. 00456 Cultivation, Happiness, Equanimity, Attachment, Intimacy, confusion, Karma,... |
Sep 26 2002 |
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September 12th, 2002, Serial No. 00478 Demons, Cultivation, Karma, Attachment, confusion, Precepts, Skandas, Greed,... |
Sep 12 2002 |
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August 22nd, 2002, Serial No. 00481 Don't Know Mind, Buddha Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Manjushri, Birth-and-Death,... |
Aug 22 2002 |
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March 21st, 2002, Serial No. 00469 Karma, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Describe, Six Realms, Precepts, Renewal, Nirvana... |
Mar 21 2002 |
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Cultivating the GroundSerial: BZ-00141B Comentary on Suzuki Roshi Lecture, Sesshin Day 2 Emptiness, Silence, Buddha Nature, causation, Big Mind, Ego, Karma, Attachment,... |
Mar 16 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 14th, 2002, Serial No. 00468 Four Noble Truths, Ego, Heart Sutra, Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Karma, Attachment... |
Mar 14 2002 |
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Genzo-e true dharma, Transmission, Nirvana, Karma, Ceremony, Monastic Practice, Fox, Describe... |
Mar 09 2002 1 |
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January 19th, 2002, Serial No. 00061, Side A Enemies, Hate, Evil, Non-violence, Religion, Separation, Karma, Birth-and-Death,... |
Jan 19 2002 |
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December 2nd, 2001, Serial No. 00097, Side A Buddha Mind, Dragons, Posture, Emotions, Instruction, Concentration, Karma, Big Mind... |
Dec 02 2001 |
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Pros and Cons of ReligionSerial: BZ-00096 Saturday Lecture Religion, Religion, Evil, Dream World, Diversity, Karma, Discrimination, Bodhisattva... |
Dec 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen and Plum BlossomsSerial: BZ-00094A Saturday Lecture Dogen, Buddha Nature, Big Mind, Dragons, Priest-and-Lay, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Nov 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Mumonkan: Case #35Serial: BZ-00093B Saturday Lecture MM-35, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Separation, Rinzai, Karma, Lay, Samsara,... |
Oct 27 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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The Events of September 11, 2001Serial: BZ-00091 What To Do, Saturday Lecture Current Events, Greed, Patience, Aspects of Practice, Karma, Practice Period,... |
Sep 22 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Yogacara 100 Dharmas:Serial: BZ-00089B Dharmas of Form, Sesshin Day 3 Yogachara, Discrimination, Skandas, Heart Sutra, Ego, Describe, Building, Intuition,... |
Sep 03 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Yogacara DharmasSerial: BZ-00088B Four Unfixed Dharmas, Sesshin Day 1 Yogachara, Birth-and-Death, Precious Mirror, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Study Period,... |
Sep 01 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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August 4th, 2001, Serial No. 00087, Side B Beginners, Culture, Bell, Aspects of Practice, resistance, Daily Life, Posture, Anger... |
Aug 04 2001 |
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Ten Beneficial DharmasSerial: BZ-00084A Saturday Lecture Anger, Karma, Doubt, Greed, Equanimity, Renunciation, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Sixth... |
Jul 21 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Totally GroundedSerial: BZ-00106A Sesshin Day 4 First Principle, Samadhi, Hate, Teacher-and-Student, Patience, Anger, Karma,... |
Jun 23 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 9th, 2001, Serial No. 00103, Side B Buddha Nature, Intuition, Culture, Don't Know Mind, Karma, Buddha's... |
Jun 09 2001 |
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Releasing Ourselves in Life and DeathSerial: BZ-00100B Saturday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Posture, Emotions, Karma, Attachment, Zoom, Observe, Continuous,... |
Apr 28 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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March 1st, 2001, Serial No. 00131, Side B Attachment, Karma, Non-attachment, Karmic Consequences, Buddha Nature, Enemies,... |
Mar 01 2001 |
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January 27th, 2001, Serial No. 00129, Side B Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Discrimination, Anger, Karma, Happiness, Describe, Evil, Nirvana... |
Jan 27 2001 |
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Monk/Fox and The Law of KarmaSerial: BZ-00129A One-Day Sitting Hyakujo, Monks, Fox, Karma, Fox, causation, Karma, Dependent Origination, Birth-and-... |
Jan 20 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #68Serial: BZ-00126B Buddha's Silence, Rohatsu Day 4 BCR-68, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Non-duality, Silence, Doubt, Bodhidharma,... |
Dec 07 2000 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00486 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Hate, Samsara, Darkness and Light, Six... |
Nov 30 2000 |