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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2007.10.14-serial.00232 Death, Addiction, Sutra, Karma, Buddha Nature |
Oct 14 2007 |
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September 22nd, 2007, Serial No. 00999 Vows, Bodhisattva Vow, Demons, Instruction, Silence, Precepts, Priest, Karma... |
Sep 22 2007 |
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September 15th, 2007, Serial No. 00997 Culture, Precepts, Monastic Practice, Ordination, Aspects of Practice, Silence,... |
Sep 15 2007 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #76Serial: BZ-01440 Tanka's "Have You Eaten Yet?", Sesshin Day 1 Tanka, BCR-76, Birth-and-Death, Light-and-Darkness, Lay Practice, Karma, Teacher-and-... |
Jun 20 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 14th, 2007, Serial No. 01057, Side A Karma, Constancy, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Continuous, Birth-and-Death, Sangha,... |
Jun 14 2007 |
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This Is ItSerial: BZ-01436A Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Koan, Karma, Doubt, confusion, Big Mind, Instruction, Religion, Priest,... |
May 19 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 17th, 2007, Serial No. 01260 Practice Period, Priest, Lay, Monastic Practice, Karma, Gratitude, Ordination,... |
Apr 17 2007 |
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February 24th, 2007, Serial No. 01422 Bodhisattva Way, Avalokiteshvara, War, Karma, Nirvana, American, Emotions, Dragons,... |
Feb 24 2007 |
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Dogen's Eight Aspects of PracticeSerial: BZ-01418 Commentary by Deshimaru from "Ring of the Way", Saturday Lecture Eight Aspects, Dogen, Deshimaru, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Karmic Consequences, Ego,... |
Feb 10 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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December 16th, 2006, Serial No. 01409 Instruction, Buddha Mind, Conversation, Precepts, Karma, Aspects of Practice,... |
Dec 16 2006 |
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November 9th, 2006, Serial No. 01049, Side A Precepts, Chanting, Branching Streams, Vows, Observe, Bell, Monastic Practice, Karma... |
Nov 09 2006 |
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November 4th, 2006, Serial No. 01396 Precepts, Chanting, Aspects of Practice, Bodhisattva Precepts, Karma, Anger,... |
Nov 04 2006 |
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September 9th, 2006, Serial No. 01385 Humility, training, Forgiveness, Karma, Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Culture... |
Sep 09 2006 |
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July 29th, 2006, Serial No. 01176, Side B Heart Sutra, Anger, Forgiveness, Precepts, Practice Period, Patience, Hate, Karma,... |
Jul 29 2006 |
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June 8th, 2006, Serial No. 01044, Side A Birth-and-Death, Passions, Karma, Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Daily Life... |
Jun 08 2006 |
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May 25th, 2006, Serial No. 01042, Side A Karma, Berkeley Zen Center, Forgiveness, Ego, Nirvana, Daily Life, Emotions, Don... |
May 25 2006 |
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May 18th, 2006, Serial No. 01041, Side A Karma, Ego, Skandas, Nirvana, Duality, true dharma, Dependent Origination,... |
May 18 2006 |
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Essence and Action of PrajnaSerial: BZ-01235 Saturday Lecture Precepts, Hui Neng, Poetry, Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Duality, Buddha Nature,... |
May 13 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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April 1st, 2006, Serial No. 01226, Side A Evil, Precepts, Eka, Five Ranks, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Emotions, Bodhidharma,... |
Apr 01 2006 |
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Buddha's ParanirvanaSerial: BZ-01216B Birth, Death, Nirvana, Sesshin Day 1 Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Big Mind, Four Noble... |
Feb 18 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Encouragement for Upcoming SesshinSerial: BZ-01215 Thoughts on his early days, Saturday Lecture Sesshin, Sojun Mel Weitsman, Pure Existence, Karma, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen,... |
Feb 11 2006 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Lecture on Four VowsSerial: BZ-01208 Kid Zendo, Saturday Lecture Vows, Vows, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Manjushri, Religion, Culture,... |
Dec 17 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Buddhanature Is LightSerial: BZ-01206 Komyozo Zammai; Dogen and Keizan, Rohatsu Day 6 Buddha Nature, Dogen, Keizan, Buddha Ancestors, Buddha Nature, Continuous, Karma,... |
Dec 03 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Faith and Doubt TypesSerial: BZ-01203B Rohatsu Day 3 Faith, Doubt, Doubt, Soto Zen, Rinzai, Karma, soto, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra,... |
Nov 30 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Resuming Big MindSerial: BZ-01202 Sesshin Practice, Rohatsu Day 2 Sesshin, Big Mind, Monkey Mind, Pure Existence, Posture, Buddha Mind, Mindfulness,... |
Nov 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dogen's Rules for Monastic PracticeSerial: BZ-01200C Chiji Shingi: The Head Gardener, Saturday Lecture Shingi, Monastic Practice, Practice Period, Monastic Practice, Continuous, Karmic... |
Nov 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 29th, 2005, Serial No. 00051 Karma, Offering, Conversation, Vows, Politics, Happiness, Hate, Duality, Culture,... |
Oct 29 2005 |
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October 29th, 2005, Serial No. 01196 Karma, Offering, Conversation, Vows, Politics, Happiness, Duality, Culture, Priest... |
Oct 29 2005 |
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October 28th, 2005, Serial No. 01036, Side A Priest, Non-duality, Observe, Echo, Karma, War, Concentration, American, Oneness,... |
Oct 28 2005 |
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Breathing OutSerial: BZ-01186 Sesshin Day 2 Breath, Pure Existence, Renunciation, Buddha Nature, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Big... |
Sep 04 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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July 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 01338 Continuous, Intuition, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, soto, Rinzai, Buddha... |
Jul 23 2005 |
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Stand Up from the GroundSerial: BZ-01567 Saturday Lecture Form-and-Emptiness, Continuous, Intuition, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Way, soto, Rinzai,... |
Jul 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the GroundSerial: BZ-00577 Lecture Continuous, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Passions,... |
Jul 18 2005 |