Karma & Rebirth Workshop 5: Going Deeper
Introduction
How does kamma and rebirth fit into the Buddha’s teachings on liberation, especially the four noble truths, dependent origination, and awakening?
We will be asking questions such as: How do we contemplate rebirth so that it has an real spiritual impact? How does karmic continuity and rebirth without a self work? Does the Dhamma make sense without rebirth, for instance, the idea of suffering?
Please do not forget to read and contribute to the discussions on the Karma & Rebirth course at SuttaCentral.
Readings
1. MN072 Aggivacchagotta: on the meaning of the ending of rebirth.
2. MN038 Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya: dependent origination with practical example, including rebirth. (§ 25–40 in Bhikkhu Bodhi’s translation)
3. DN15 Mahānidāna: dependent origination and rebirth. (§ 4+21–22 in Maurice Walshe’s translation)
4. AN03.111 Causes: good kamma leads to the end of kamma.
5. AN04.077 Inconceivable matters: in what way kamma as inconceivable.
6. AN03.076 & AN03.077 Bhava: kamma is the field.
7. SN15.009 The stick: how to interpret this simile.
8. SN12.46 A certain Brahmin: who experiences the result of kamma?
The following Workshop session was recorded at the Buddhist Library in Sydney on 17th May 2015.
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The following 2 sessions were recorded at the BSWA Dhammaloka Centre in Perth on 24th May 2015.
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mentioned in the video:
Valerie V. Hunt
Ajahn Brahm - When does human life begin