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1. The Power of Karma Patterns of Karma
    … So if you have to criticize your behavior to yourself in order to get back on the path, do it in a way that lifts your spirits—and sometimes the criticism will have to be strong to get the desired effect—but don’t do it in a way that gets your spirits down. Frivolous chattering refers to any random, pointless thoughts that come … 
2. The Power of Karma Q&A
    … There’s a sutta where the king comes to see the Buddha, and the Buddha asked him, “Where are you coming from in the middle of the day?” The king is remarkably frank. He says, “Oh, the typical things of someone who’s obsessed with gaining power and maintaining power over a vast sphere of land.” The Buddha says, “Suppose someone trustworthy were to … 
3. The Power of Karma Q&A
    … Today while returning from the dining hall after breakfast, I saw a caterpillar right in the middle of the path. I thought someone might step on it, so I moved it out of the way and placed it somewhere safe. I walked on feeling very happy, but then I thought, was it the caterpillar’s karma to die crushed on the path and did … 
4. The Power of Karma The Karma of Breath Meditation
    … and make up your mind to stay with your meditation object all the way to the other end of the path. If you’re focusing on the breath, you ideally should focus on your breath in a part of the body that moves the least while you’re walking: the middle of the chest, for example, the abdomen, or the head. We recommend that … 
5. The Power of Karma The Karma of Pain
    … As you breathe in and out, the breath comes in and out through all the pores of the sponge, and there’s nothing getting in the way. Another perception is that there’s a column of energy going down the middle of the body, and as you breathe in, energy comes in from the outside and goes into the column of energy, and as … 
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