Merit Transfer is a ritual conducted in Esoteric Buddhism to transfer the positive karma or your practice to other people or spirits. Buddhas only keep 1/7 of the merit you offer and 6/7 comes back to you.

The Homa Ritual is a fire ritual that burns away attachments and delusions. It's also a way to ask buddhas to grant you specific favors such as safe birth, success in business and harmony at home

There are 10 realms of existence in esoteric Buddhism. The goal is to practice and attain some enlightenment and stop reincarnating in the 6 lower realms. These realms do not exist only after death, they are states of existence that we can experience every single day while living on the earth.

Buddhism is a huge category with many different movements and schools. Let's talk about 3 of the main ones and get a handle on which school is doing what.

Karma and the laws of karma are a key component of Esoteric Buddhism. Let's find of the basics and how what goes around comes around.

Understanding what your mind is and how it operates is the first step to getting a handle on it. This episode introduces the mind and the 8 levels or layers of consciousness - sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell, conscious mind, karma consciousness/unconscious mind and buddha nature.