A Joyful Practice

Understanding [Your] Karma & Putting Cash in Your Karmic Bank Account (mostly the music) January 13, 2024

May you breathe deeply, with the awareness that you have what you need to be stable, steady, comfortable, at ease… and maybe even joyful.

“To Westerners, the doctrine of karma can be somewhat off-putting, seeming to be a mechanical law that exacts full payment from us for our moral infractions. Yet Buddhism actually takes the opposite view. Only when we see fully the ramifications of karma [can] we understand who we are and why we are here, connect with the warmth and blessing of the world, and experience genuine compassion for other people. Beyond this, to understand that there is no ‘I’-but only the operation of impersonal karmic forces-is to attain the freedom of complete liberation.”

— quoted from the Lion’s Roar article “Understanding Karma” by Reginald Rey

Please join me today (Saturday, January 13^th) at 12:00 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or (for a slightly faster reply) you can email myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.

Saturday playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [“01132021 Karma Cash I”]

“Cast your bread upon the water and it shall return to you.”

— My great-grandmother Pam, quoting Ecclesiastes 11:1

In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es). Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.)

Errata: I accidently posted times related to Tuesday, rather than Saturday. There is no practice this evening and I apologize for the confusion.