This is a repeating eventJune 9, 2025 6:45 pmJuly 7, 2025 6:45 pm
Book Group: The Future is Open; Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma
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Please join the PMC Book Group’s summer dive into an exploration of karma. Chogyam Trungpa died in 1987, yet his vast library of teachings and writings have spawned over 25 books
Event Details
Please join the PMC Book Group’s summer dive into an exploration of karma.
Chogyam Trungpa died in 1987, yet his vast library of teachings and writings have spawned over 25 books since, compiled by senior editors of the Shambhala Archives.
This volume deals with the concept of karma as we may have learned of it, yet its primary focus is how we work with what is presented in our lives, largely through meditation, a space where we let go of distractions and attachments and exist, however briefly, in an absence of karma.
“It seems quite timely that this book is appearing now, in 2018, given what might be called the karmic upheavals taking place in America and around the world. A lot of people in the United States are asking themselves about the state of political chaos: “Why now? Why is this happening to us?” Or “How did this happen to us?” And “What can we do about it?”
Join us for biweekly discussions of these selected readings on karma, and get any questions you may have, explored, if not answered. All practice levels invited.
Our discussions occur both in-person at PMC or online.
Suggested Donation of $35 to participate in this program. No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds, you can contact treasurer@pmctr.org for further assistance.
Schedule and Reading Content:
Chogyam Trungpa died in 1987, yet his vast library of teachings and writings have spawned over 25 books since, compiled by senior editors of the Shambhala Archives.
This volume deals with the concept of karma as we may have learned of it, yet its primary focus is how we work with what is presented in our lives, largely through meditation, a space where we let go of distractions and attachments and exist, however briefly, in an absence of karma.
“It seems quite timely that this book is appearing now, in 2018, given what might be called the karmic upheavals taking place in America and around the world. A lot of people in the United States are asking themselves about the state of political chaos: “Why now? Why is this happening to us?” Or “How did this happen to us?” And “What can we do about it?”
Join us for biweekly discussions of these selected readings on karma, and get any questions you may have, explored, if not answered. All practice levels invited.
Our discussions occur both in-person at PMC or online.
Suggested Donation of $35 to participate in this program. No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds, you can contact treasurer@pmctr.org for further assistance.
Schedule and Reading Content:
- June 9th: The Preface and Chapter 1 - Karma, Compassion, and the Dark Age; pp ix - 14. Please also read Acknowledgements and About the Author at the end of the book.
- June 23rd: Chapters 2 & 3 - Karma and Rebirth; Volitional Action; pp 15 - 41
- July 7th: Chapters 4 & 5 - Past, Present, and Future; Karma, Ego, and Buddha Nature; pp 43 - 62
- July 21st: Chapters 6 & 7 - The Wheel of Life; The Power of Flickering Thoughts; pp 63 - 88
- August 4th: Chapters 8 - Perpetually Recreating Suffering; pp 89 - 105
- August 18th: Chapters 9 & 10 - Choiceless Choice; The Path of Meditation; pp 109 - 126
- September 8th: Chapters 11 & 12 - Cutting the Root of Samsara; Auspicious Coincidence; Coda- Karma in Everyday Life; pp 127 - 157
For questions, please contact PMC Book Group Coordinator, Linda Drake at ljbdrake@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you via Zoom or at PMC!
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Time
June 23, 2025 6:45 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 S Cook St
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