Not Good Luck or Bad Luck, but Karma | Dhamma Talk on Buddhism | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Apr 17, 2023 · 37m

We hope for "Good Luck" and are worried that we may end up "unlucky". However, if we truly have confidence in the Buddha Dhamma, we know that there is actually no such thing as good or bad luck, there's only the results of Karma.

Nothing happens just by chance, it's always the outcome of our intentional action. Usually a combination of the Karma from actions a long time ago, even several liftimes ago, plus our very recent actions. In fact, the influence of our actions right now means that the law of Karma is not a fatalist teaching. Karma doesn't mean that our future is totally determined…