Karma

Question 1

2 Types of Karma

Answer 1

1) Projecting Karma - throws one into the next life, only 1 acting on us in a single life
2) Completing Karma - results of past actions, thousands could be affecting this life

Question 2

2 Types of Completing Karma

Answer 2

1) Definite Karma
2) Uncertain Karma

Question 3

4 Factors for Definite and Uncertain Karma

Answer 3

1) The basis, the object of your action
2) Motivation and intention
3) Actual procedure/ actual act
4) End result

Question 4

4 Modes of Karma

Answer 4

1) Karma done but not accumulated
2) Karma accumulated but not done
3) Karma not done and not accumulated
4) Karma done and accumulated

Question 5

2 Points to Karmic Concomitancy

Answer 5

1) One will not experience the results of karma which one did not accumulate.
2) There’s no escape from the results of the karma one has already accumulated.

Question 6

2 Types of Virtuous Karma

Answer 6

1) Contaminated Virtuous Karma- created by beings in Samsara, influenced by afflictions with no direct realization of the wisdom of emptiness
2) Uncontaminated Virtuous Karma- created by beings freed from samsara and afflictions and with the direct realization of the wisdom of emptiness