Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
Schedule
Sun May 24 2026 at 08:30 am to 11:15 am
UTC-07:00Location
7110 Redwood Blvd, Suite B., Novato, CA, United States, California 94945 | Novato, CA
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Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24Meeting in-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center and online via Zoom.
8:30 - 10:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM (Pacific (Tara Puja)
The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.
At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.
In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.
As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.
Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.
Learn more: sukhasiddhi.org/dharmadeepdive
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