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Others may resent fate, perceiving it as unjust or predetermined. Still others may attribute their circumstances to past karma, considering it self-inflicted. Buddhist ethics, however, endorses none of these responses. How, then, does Buddhist karma address what we encounter? This talk will examine Buddhist sutras and philosophical texts to explore and answer this question.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b401d4\" data-id=\"1b401d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6b5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6b5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; 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