The Line That Divides Us
A surprising encounter with a Buddhist fundamentalist leads me to think about how tribalism shows up in unexpected places and how our history can shackle us.
Category: Karma
Episode V is Here! Karma, the Myth of Fate and Free Will
Episode five of the Ordinary Mind Meditation Podcast demystifies and brings clarity to the topic of Karma in Buddhist thought. Don’t worry, you’re probably not about to turn into a bug because of that mosquito you swatted yesterday.
Karma, Determinism and Transformation
As you might suspect, the Buddha’s teachings on Karma are a far cry from the new-age/superstitious ‘squish a bug, be reborn a cockroach’ nonsense. Basically speaking, Karma is not at all a system of retribution or morals, but rather a intricate network of causality. This is actually a very delicate subject, and I’ll try to clarify it to the best of my abilities.
Bodhi&Bass 