How Karma Works (Even if You Don't Believe in Rebirth)

Karma can be understood as a this-life, psychological process. It can also be understood as deeply involved in the process of rebirth into other lifetimes. We'll consider both ways of approaching karma, and what the Buddha had to say about how they interrelated. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos recommended: Can a Small Intention Change Your Life? Buddhist Karma as Cause and Effect -- https://youtu.be/6EFJcP_sbrs Karma Is Not What You Think It Is in Buddhism: Two Troubling Parables -- https://youtu.be/XmT8Msu6gqg ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/an6.63/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an3.100/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn12.17/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an4.77/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn131/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/en/sujato Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsdharma/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dougsdharma Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social Thumbnail images courtesy of Triggermouse and Pete Linforth from Pixabay. ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (5) Omar John Oborne Debbie Mattison Ron Peat Michael S. Kearns Anne Matthew Smith Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik Michae