Karma: all of our actions and thoughts have inevitable results, both positive and negative, for better or for worse. Navigating our lives—and future rebirths—depends on understanding causality: how karma works. Understanding karma is crucial to reaching our goals, both material and spiritual. In this six-week course, we will examine what Buddhism teaches us about how our actions create karma and karmic results by looking at selections from Buddha’s teachings. The class will be live online, with replays and handouts provided.
Texts we’ll look at include “Kamma: A Study Guide” by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (an anthology of Gautama Buddha’s lectures), “Treasure House of Knowledge” (Sanskrit: “Abhidharmakosha Karika”) by Vasubandhu (circa 350 AD), and commentary from “Illumination of the Path to Freedom” written by the First Dalai Lama, Gyalwa Gendun Drup (1391-1474).
The non-doing of what is unskillful,
the performance of what’s skillful,
the cleansing of one’s own mind:
This is the Buddhas’ teaching.
-Dhammapada
Tuesdays June 29–August 10, 2021, 6:30pm–8pm Pacific time
Click on the Zoom link to join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Cost: Suggested donation of $10-$20 to cover the cost of the class and support the teacher. No one turned away for lack of funds. You can give online: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or through Venmo: search “Diamond Light”
About the teacher: Michael “Mojo” Tchudi has been practicing dharma since 2005. He has formally studied several lineages of Buddhism, Daoism, and Yoga. Mojo completed a Master of Arts in Buddhist Classics with an emphasis in Sanskrit translation at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in 2019. Mojo has taught at dharma centers, yoga studios, conferences, and schools, including two years teaching Ethics and World Religions at Developing Virtue Secondary School. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Saybrook University. Learn more at http://www.mojohito.com/