Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
A Life in Her Hands
Without clear moral guidelines, the author struggles with her pet's failing health.
Karma
Karma predates Buddhism, but this principle of cause and effect is an essential insight in understanding the Buddhist worldview. Karma (Pali kamma, Sanskrit karman) literally means “action," and refers to the engine that keeps the wheel of samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth) moving. Every intention or action results in a consequence, and every moment is an opportunity to act skillfully to prevent future suffering.
The Karma of Now
Why the present moment isn't the goal
In Its Final Season, The Good Place Faces an Age-old Karmic Question
The NBC sitcom presents a satirical take on karma, and now it's poised to tackle the moral dilemma of unintended consequences.
Magazine | Teachings, What's in a Word?
What’s in a Word? Karma
The meaning of karma.
Pro-Life, Endless Births: Buddhist Views on Abortion
Scholar Jeff Wilson discusses his research on the history of pro-life movements in North America and Japan amid a renewed push for restrictions on abortion in the US.
How to Combat Fear
The head of the Drukpa School of Tibetan Buddhism teaches us how compassion can make sure that we’re not fractured by differences.
Gratitude for My Torturers
In this excerpt from Meditation Saved My Life, a Tibetan lama explains how Chinese prison guards taught him more about compassion than his Buddhist teachers.
TeachingsMagazine | Special Section
The Power of Intention
It’s not just our actions that matter.
What Karma Means When You Spend Nearly 20 Years on Death Row
Damien Echols talks about how meditation saved his life while in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
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