Karma Talks
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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.
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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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 Practice, Birth-and-Death... |
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, Vow, 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 Vow, Vow, 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 Practice,... |
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, 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 Practice,... |
Nov 26 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 29th, 2005, Serial No. 01196 Karma, Offering, Conversation, Vow, Politics, Happiness, Duality, Culture, Priest... |
Oct 29 2005 |
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Changing Our Karma Karma, Offering, Conversation, Vow, Politics, Happiness, Hate, Duality, Culture,... |
Oct 29 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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October 28th, 2005, Serial No. 01036, Side A Priest, Non-duality, Observe, Karma, War, Concentration, American, Oneness, Posture... |
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 Practice, Intuition, Big Mind, Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva Way, Soto Zen,... |
Jul 23 2005 |
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Stand Up from the GroundSerial: BZ-01567 Saturday Lecture Form-and-Emptiness, Continuous Practice, Intuition, Big Mind, Bodhisattva Way, Soto... |
Jul 23 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Fall to the Ground, Get Up By the GroundSerial: BZ-00577 Lecture Continuous Practice, Discrimination, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths,... |
Jul 18 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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April 30th, 2005, Serial No. 01320, Side B Heart Sutra, Fundraising, Liberation, Karma, Commitment, Samadhi, Nirvana, War,... |
Apr 30 2005 |
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Nirvana, the WaterfallSerial: BZ-00597 Sesshin Day 2 Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Separation, Subject-and-Object, Continuous... |
Mar 24 2005 |
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Way Seeking Mind Pt. 4Serial: BZ-00588 Lecture, second half of part 4 Sojun Mel Weitsman, Way-Seeking Mind, Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice... |
Mar 15 2005 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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March 15th, 2005, Serial No. 01572 Transmission, Dharma Transmission, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Doubt, Ordination... |
Mar 15 2005 |
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March 6th, 2005, Serial No. 00769 Ego, Discrimination, Birth-and-Death, Five Ranks, Karma, Eight Aspects, Gaining Mind... |
Mar 06 2005 |
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February 23rd, 2005, Serial No. 00583 Karma, Funeral, Death-and-Dying, Global Warming, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,... |
Feb 23 2005 |
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Dogen: Four Embracing Actions of a Boddhisattve; ConclusionSerial: BZ-01310 Sesshin Day 3 Confession-and-Repentance, Karma, Vow, Non-violence, Priest, Repentance, Gratitude,... |
Feb 21 2005 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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 Zen, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Aspects... |
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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Commentary on The Wayseeker: “Opening the Hand of Thought”Serial: BZ-01305 Teaching Retreat 2 of 2 Daily Life, Vow, Repentance, Gaining Mind, Fundraising, Offering, Karma, Nirvana,... |
Feb 05 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center |
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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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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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October 16th, 2004, Serial No. 01284 Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma, Subject-and-Object,... |
Oct 16 2004 |
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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 |