Karma: What It Is and Why It Matters
Karma is often misunderstood as fate or cosmic reward and punishment. This talk will explore karma as intentional action—and how our choices shape experience, habit, and the path of practice.
6:50 PM – Doors open
7:00 PM – Talk + Q&A
Our Tuesday evening talk series offers a chance to study with a teacher and learn with fellow practitioners. All are welcome—beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Those who are able are warmly encouraged to join earlier at 6 PM for a Guided Meditation.
Every Tuesday. Free and open to all.
About the teacher
Harry Miller has studied and practiced meditation for five decades. He studied with Master Sheng Yen, the renowned Chan Master, for over 30 years. He was editor of The Chan Newsletter for over 10 years, and he is a frequent contributor to Chan Magazine, and a certified Dharma Teacher at the Chan Meditation Center. In addition, he is a board member at CMC, and he was a docent at the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, in NYC where he led tours concerned with Buddhist art and teachings until it closed in November, 2024. He is a Dharma Teacher for the Buddhist Sangha at All Souls, NYC, where he leads a bi-weekly Dharma Study group.
He holds a B.A in French and English literature from Sarah Lawrence and an M.A. in Chinese Literature and an M.Phil. in Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He is a recipient of an NEA grant for his Chinese translations, and he is the translator of the soon-to-be-published The Need to be Gentle, a book by Master Sheng Yen which is about incorporating Chan into everyday life.
He recently finished giving thirty lectures on the Lotus Sutra, and he is currently writing a book on the sutra with working title, A Practitioner's Encounter with the Lotus Sutra, the Unnecessary Search for Suchness.