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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Two Approaches to God: Prophet and Mystic

Serial: 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

February 11th, 1998, Serial No. 00292

Serial: NC-00292

Liturgy Class

Karma, Intuition, training, Vow, Gratitude
Feb 11 1998

Contemplation and Inner Experience

Serial: NC-00709

Class on contemplative prayer using Thomas Merton's The Inner Experience.

Class II

Contemplative Prayer Set 1 of 2

OSB Cam, Duality, realization, Karma
1994
2 of 10
New Camaldoli Hermitage

January 9th, 1986, Serial No. 00607

OSB Cam, Buddhism, Karma, Hate, Enemies, Buddha
Jan 09 1986
Shantivanam Ashram

Gospel of John and the Christian Wisdom Tradition

Serial: NC-00556

Retreat on the Gospel of John

OSB Cam, Karma, Intuition, realization, Emptiness, Conversation
Dec 11 1984
2 of 5
Utah

April 30th, 1982, Serial No. 00994

Serial: NC-00994

Monastic Spirituality, Set 7 of 12

OSB Cam, Ego, Enemies, First Principle, Karma, confusion
Apr 30 1982

April 8th, 1981, Serial No. 00873

Serial: NC-00873

Monastic Spirituality Set 3 of 12

OSB Cam, Commitment, Money, First Principle, training, Karma
Apr 08 1981

Monastic Life and the Interreligious Dialogue

Serial: NC-00468

Monastic Life and Interreligious Dialogue: What does our life as monks mean to the non-Christian world?

OSB Cam, Inter-faith Dialogue, Buddhism, Breath, Karma, War
Sep 1980
3 of 3
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Unknown Date, Serial 00221, Side B

Serial: NC-00221B

Archival Photo

Buddhism, Buddha, Karma, Nirvana, Enlightenment
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Unknown Date, Serial 00208

Serial: NC-00208

Archival Photo

Karma, Samadhi, Discrimination, Intimacy
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