Karma Talks
Karma (, from Sanskrit: कर्म, IPA: [ˈkɐɾmɐ] ; Pali: kamma) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an 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 worse rebirths. In some scriptures, however, there is no link between rebirth and karma. Karma is often misunderstood as fate, destiny, or predetermination. Fate, destiny or predetermination has specific terminology in Sanskrit and is called Prarabdha.
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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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 Zen Mountain... |
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, Non-... |
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, Vow, Bell, Emotions, Karma, Addiction, Daily... |
May 17 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 12th, 2003, Serial No. 00135, Side B Heart Sutra, Religion, Politics, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period,... |
May 12 2003 |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00543 Class 5 of 7 Karma, Addiction, Anger, War, Demons, Intuition, Equanimity, Attachment, Interview,... |
Mar 30 2003 5 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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Light in Buddhism: Silent Illumination of Zen Master HongzhiSerial: BZ-00556 Class 1 of 7 Silent Illumination, Karma, Big Mind, Concentration, Instruction, Demons, Composure,... |
Mar 29 2003 1 Chapel Hill Zen Center |
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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, Religion,... |
Mar 16 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Zendo Lecture Bodhidharma, Ego, Repentance, Zazen, Hate, Practice Period, Faith, Karma, Delusion,... |
Mar 11 2003 Tassajara |
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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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Sesshin Lecture Fox, Practice Period, Precepts, Teacher-and-Student, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Mar 2003 Tassajara |
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Joshu's "Go Wash Your Bowls"Serial: BZ-00178A One-Day Sitting Joshu, Continuous Practice, Pure Existence, New Year, Aspects of Practice, Interview... |
Jan 11 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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, Oneness, Separation, Duality, Gratitude, Chanting, Birth-and-... |
Nov 14 2002 |
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Consciousness in Buddhist PracticeSerial: BZ-00171A Lecture Big Mind, Interdependence, Subject-and-Object, Anger, Karma, Lay, Heart Sutra,... |
Nov 09 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Not Always So Class Karma, Suzuki Roshi, Offering, Anger, Teacher-and-Student, Demons, Continuous... |
Oct 30 2002 Tassajara |
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The Process of Peace Peace, Freedom, Attachment, Five Ranks, Zazen, Delusion, Offering, Zendo, Karma,... |
Oct 26 2002 City Center |
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October 10th, 2002, Serial No. 00458 Karma, Silence, Evil, Ordination, Peace, Equanimity, Enemies, confusion, Nirvana, Vow... |
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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Suramgama SutraSerial: BZ-00478 Class 4 of 4 Demons, Cultivation, Karma, Attachment, confusion, Precepts, Skandas, Greed,... |
Sep 12 2002 4 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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VasubandhuSerial: SF-04016 Summer intensive Separation, Karma, Delusion, Silence, Discrimination, Emptiness, Peace, Daily Life,... |
Jul 29 2002 City Center |
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VasubandhuSerial: SF-04005 Summer intensive Emotions, Separation, Karma, Lineage, Delusion, Don't Know Mind, Hate, Greed,... |
Jul 28 2002 City Center |
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VasubandhuSerial: SF-04028 Summer intensive Separation, Emotions, Daily Life, Letting Go, confusion, true dharma, Buddha... |
Jul 26 2002 City Center |
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VasubandhuSerial: SF-04018 Summer intensive Delusion, Letting Go, Emptiness, Zazen, Separation, New Year, Karma, Discrimination,... |
Jul 22 2002 City Center |
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VasubandhuSerial: SF-03954 Summer intensive Separation, Emotions, Six Realms, Hate, Soto Zen, Instruction, Karma, Duality, Daily... |
Jul 21 2002 City Center |
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Two Approaches to God: Prophet and MysticSerial: NC-01071 Community Retreat Spring 2002 OSB Cam, History of religion, Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart, Bonaventure, Apophatic, Prophetic,... |
Apr 2002 2 of 5 (#4 not recorded) New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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March 21st, 2002, Serial No. 00469 Karma, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, 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, Passions... |
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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Sunday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony, Impermanence, Enemies, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Faith, Bell,... |
Oct 28 2001 Green Gulch |
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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, Building, Intuition, Duality,... |
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, Demons... |
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 |