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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1991.11.03-serial.00248 Emotions, Offering, Don't Know Mind, Manjushri, Karma |
Nov 03 1991 |
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Suffering and IntentionSerial: BZ-00968A Sesshin Day 5 Suffering, Intention, Emotions, Karma, Don't Know Mind, Religion, Lay, Tassajara... |
Jun 30 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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What is Sesshin?Serial: BZ-00967B Sesshin Day 4 Sesshin, Pure Existence, Building, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Karma, Happiness... |
Jun 29 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Karma PeaceSerial: BZ-00688B Saturday Lecture Karma, Peace, Karma, Peace, War, Precepts, Greed, Non-violence, American, Politics,... |
Jan 26 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |
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November 17th, 1990, Serial No. 00695, Side B Religion, Bell, Building, Karma, Enthusiasm, Fox, Politics, Interview, Bowing,... |
Nov 17 1990 |
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November 3rd, 1990, Serial No. 00496, Side B Fox, causation, Precepts, Karma, Right Speech, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Right Effort,... |
Nov 03 1990 |
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November 3rd, 1990, Serial No. 01478 Dragons, Posture, Sixth Patriarch, Buddha Nature, Karma, Hindrances, confusion,... |
Nov 03 1990 |
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SegakiSerial: BZ-00496A Saturday Lecture Seijiki, Anger, Greed, Six Realms, Liberation, Demons, Nirvana, Equanimity, Offering... |
Oct 27 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 25th, 1990, Serial No. 00622 Four Noble Truths, Offering, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Sixth Patriarch,... |
Oct 25 1990 |
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Coursing in Deep Prajna ParamitaSerial: BZ-00467B Saturday Lecture Birth-and-Death, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Karma,... |
Sep 08 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Receiving the PreceptsSerial: SF-00061 One day sitting Precepts, Triple Treasure, Repentance, Offering, Duality, Karma, Hindrances, Teacher-... |
Aug 21 1990 Green Gulch Farm |
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February 17th, 1990, Serial No. 00498, Side B Mill Valley, Bell, Practice Period, Conversation, Priest, Karma, Discrimination,... |
Feb 17 1990 |
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Precepts; Ryaku FusatsuSerial: BZ-00501 One-Day Sitting Precepts, Ryaku Fusatsu, Precepts, Karma, Greed, Repentance, Hate, Renewal, Buddha... |
Jan 13 1990 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Dzogchen Teachings Happiness, Delusion, Four Noble Truths, Transmission, Dependent Origination, Karma,... |
Oct 08 1989 2 San Jose |
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September 23rd, 1989, Serial No. 00384 Karma, Evil, Attachment, Mahayana, Greed, Passions, causation, Samsara, Commitment,... |
Sep 23 1989 |
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September 16th, 1989, Serial No. 00383, Side B Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate,... |
Sep 16 1989 |
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Blue Cliff Record: Case #7: Pt. 1Serial: BZ-00381 "You Are, Echo", Sesshin Day 1 Echo, BCR-7, Buddha Mind, Karma, Dragons, Absolute-and-Relative, Big Mind, confusion... |
Sep 03 1989 Berkeley Zen Center |
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1989.08.28-serial.00070 Thich Nhat Hanh, Desire, Money, Karma, Ego |
Aug 28 1989 |
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June 3rd, 1989, Serial No. 00374 Concentration, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Interdependence, Intuition, Passions,... |
Jun 03 1989 |
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June 3rd, 1989, Serial No. 00675 Concentration, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness, Interdependence, Intuition, Passions,... |
Jun 03 1989 |
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ial No. 00676 Greed, Hate, Karma |
1989 |
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December 10th, 1988, Serial No. 00369, Side B Precepts, Hate, Greed, Liberation, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Concentration, Karma,... |
Dec 10 1988 |
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Anger and GreedSerial: BZ-00890A One-Day Sitting Anger, Greed, Anger, Karma, Fox, Platform Sutra, Vows, Greed, Attachment, Bodhisattva... |
Jul 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Interdependence and KarmaSerial: BZ-00831B Saturday Lecture Interdependence, Karma, Karma, Evil, Six Realms, Hate, Building, War, Interdependence... |
Jul 02 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 29th, 1988, Serial No. 01494 Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Evil, Chanting, Bell, Karma,... |
Jun 29 1988 |
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June 29th, 1988, Serial No. 01509 Pure Existence, Skandas, Subject-and-Object, Karma, Ego, Buddha Nature, Bodhisattva... |
Jun 29 1988 |
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The Six RealmsSerial: BZ-00831A Saturday Lecture Six Realms, Six Realms, Vows, Buddha Nature, Demons, Karma, Karmic Consequences,... |
Jun 25 1988 Berkeley Zen Center |
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June 12th, 1988, Serial No. 00299Serial: BZ-00299 Sunday Lecture Ordinary Mind, Doubt, Attachment, Koan, Daily Life, Intuition, soto, confusion, Karma... |
Jun 12 1988 |