This lesson is based on AN 10.176, a discourse found in the Pāli Canon in which the Buddha explains the essential courses of Kamma. For everything we do, there will be a cause and effect. Our actions and intentions create results that can be either wholesome, unwholesome or neutral. Kamma, or karma, explains how ourContinue reading “The Ten Paths to Wholesome Karma: Cultivating Positive Outcomes in Life and Beyond”
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Life’s Cheat Codes: Six Aspects of Karma to Know for Establishing Right View
This lesson draws its inspiration from AN 6.63, a discourse in the Pāli Canon where the Buddha outlines the six aspects of Kamma that are essential to comprehend. Karma (Sanskrit), Kamma (Pāli) refers to the actions, intentions, and choices we make in our daily lives, and the consequences that follow from those actions. Our KammaContinue reading “Life’s Cheat Codes: Six Aspects of Karma to Know for Establishing Right View”
Understanding the Concept of Kamma (Karma) and Its Impact on Our Lives
It is an opportunity to spread the message of this universal law and its effects on our lives. By cultivating positive habits and making mindful choices, individuals can create a more tranquil and harmonious life, which includes a sense of peace, calmness, serenity, and contentment. Each person has complete control over their decisions, and theseContinue reading “Understanding the Concept of Kamma (Karma) and Its Impact on Our Lives”
Cultivating a Righteous View: An Introduction to The Four Noble Truths
As practitioners on the Path To Enlightenment, we begin by contemplating the three universal truths of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and not-self. Once we understand these fundamental aspects of existence, we can turn our attention to the Four Noble Truths, which provide us with a clear and concise understanding of the nature of suffering and how toContinue reading “Cultivating a Righteous View: An Introduction to The Four Noble Truths”
Existence…This is said to be Existence
5.10 Continuation With attachment (clinging) as condition: continuation (existence) is said. What is continuation? Existence. There are three kinds. Which three? They are as follows: – continuation in the sense-sphere, – continuation in the luminous form-sphere, – continuation in the formless-sphere. **Herein, what is continuation in the SENSE-SPHERE existence? This is the Kamma-world (also knownContinue reading “Existence…This is said to be Existence”
Nicholas Gerace 