“The Foundational Teachings are Truly Profound”

A New Series on the Buddha’s Teachings on Karma

Starting the first Thursday of 2025 (January 2), Dr. Lye will be offering an extended program on karma (literally “action”) during the usual Open Sangha time-slot, 7:30–9 pm, New York Time. While karma is generally understood as the principle of “what goes around, comes around” or “you reap what you sow,” or an Eastern version of an universal law of rewards and punishments, in this series Dr. Lye will illuminate the Buddha’s profound teachings on karma. In particular, Dr. Lye will anchor this series on the earliest layer of Buddhist texts as well as insights on karma as found in the collected teachings of the 12th century Tibetan master, Kyobpa Jikten Sumgön.

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To help ground the weekly classes (that will include guided meditation and discussion), Dr. Lye has chosen the book “Kamma and the End of Kamma” by contemporary monk and teacher Ajahn Sucitto that can be downloaded for free at: https://media.amaravati.org/en/dhamma-books/kamma-and-the-end-of-kamma-2nd-ed​

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We meet at Urban Dharma NC at 697 Haywood Rd, Suite C, Asheville, NC 28806.
To join us on Zoom, please register at the link below. (Zoom meeting details will be shared when you have successfully registered)

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Donations are accepted gratefully so that we can continue to keep our doors open and programs free. At Urban Dharma NC we believe that the Buddha’s teachings are truly priceless and we adhere to the tradition of not selling the Dharma. Everyone at Urban Dharma is a volunteer, including our teacher and founder Dr. Lye. Please ask us how you can join our ranks of volunteers—we need YOU!
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7:30-9:00 PM, New York Time
Thursdays, Beginning January 2nd​
​At UDNC & On Zoom​
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Register at udharmanc.com/karma​