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Karmic Consciousness 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.
In Hinduism, karma is traditionally classified into four types: Sanchita karma (accumulated karma from past actions across lifetimes), Prārabdha karma (a portion of Sanchita karma that is currently bearing fruit and determines the circumstances of the present life), Āgāmi karma (future karma generated by present actions), and Kriyamāṇa karma (immediate karma created by current actions, which may yield results in the present or future).
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.
Many New Agers believe in karma, treating it as a law of cause and effect that assures cosmic balance, although in some cases they stress that it is not a system that enforces punishment for past actions.
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Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous Practice, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Enemies, Transmission, Nirvana,... |
Feb 12 2017 |
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Hsin Hsin MingSerial: BZ-02479 Class 3 PP
Duality, Oneness, Nirvana, Non-duality, Samsara, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind... |
May 19 2016 |
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Denkoroku Class Mishaka Birth-and-Death, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Ego, Patience, Family Practice,... |
Apr 14 2011 4 |
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Denkoroku Class - Kumorata The Nineteenth Ancestor Birth-and-Death, Karma, Transmission, Continuous Practice, Karmic Consciousness, Five... |
Feb 24 2011 2 |
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Nature of Mind is Ungraspable: Tozan’s “I’m Not It—It Just is Me”Serial: BZ-01439 Saturday Lecture Hsin Hsin Ming, Big Mind, Don't Know Mind, Karmic Consciousness, Global Warming... |
Jun 09 2007 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Blue Cliff Record Case #15: Giving and ReceivingSerial: BZ-01252 Saturday Lecture Blue Cliff Record, Dharma Transmission, Conversation, Karmic Consciousness, Culture,... |
Feb 28 2004 Berkeley Zen Center |
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WisdomSerial: BZ-00325A Saturday Lecture Wisdom, Five Ranks, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Eight Awarenesses, Right Speech,... |
Nov 15 1997 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform SutraSerial: BZ-00256 Class 9 of 9 Ego, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Attachment, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind,... |
Aug 29 1996 9 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Platform Sutra: Monk FaTa; Life and DeathSerial: BZ-00551 Class 9 of 10 Lotus Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Happiness, Soto Zen, Karmic Consciousness, Karma,... |
Mar 22 1994 9 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
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Peace, Compassion, ResponseSerial: BZ-00982 Lecture Karmic Consciousness, Peace, Attachment, Rinzai, Culture, Religion, Enemies,... |
Jan 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Tozan’s Five Ranks: Five Positions, Eight ConsciousnessesSerial: BZ-00608 Class 3 of 4 Birth-and-Death, Karmic Consciousness, Diversity, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Ego... |
Jun 04 1992 3 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Vimalakirti Sutra; Oneness and DualitySerial: BZ-00707A Rohatsu Day 4 Vimalakirti, Oneness, Duality, Duality, Silence, Manjushri, Discrimination, Non-... |
Dec 04 1991 Berkeley Zen Center |