Shadowing Practice: You’ve Been Thinking About Karma All Wrong. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You've been thinking about karma all wrong.
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Karma is not the universe punishing people who hurt you.
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It's not some cosmic revenge system keeping score.
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Karma is a mirror.
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The way you think.
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The way you speak.
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The way you react.
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The habits you repeat every day
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that becomes your life
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there are 12 laws quietly shaping who you become one the
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great law what you put out into the world eventually comes
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back to you not just through other people through who you become in the process the way
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you talk about people when they're not around the effort you give
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when nobody is watching the promises
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you keep to yourself all of it is shaping your future in real time
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you are not waiting for karma you are creating it two the law of creation
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your life is built by what you do repeatedly waiting is still a choice avoiding is still decision.
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Two people can start in the exact same situation.
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One waits for motivation.
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The other takes one small step every day.
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A few years later, their lives look completely different.
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Small actions create massive outcomes.
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Three, the law of humility.
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You cannot change a pattern you refuse to notice.
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Some people have the same problem in every relationship the same frustration at every job the same emotional cycle everywhere
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they go different people different places same outcome that is not bad luck
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that is an unexamined pattern real growth begins the moment you stop blaming everything outside yourself 4.
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The Law of Growth No matter where you go, you take yourself with you.
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A new relationship won't heal old habits.
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A new city won't fix old thinking.
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A new opportunity won't change internal patterns.
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Until you change, the same problems tend to repeat in different forms your external life changes when your internal life changes first
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five the law of responsibility one of the hardest truths in life is this you cannot control everything
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that happens to you but you can control the meaning you give it and the way you respond
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blame feels powerful for a moment but it keeps your life in someone else's hands
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Responsibility is uncomfortable, but it is where real freedom begins 6.
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The Law of Connection Your current life was built by thousands of small choices you barely noticed while making them
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Every habit, every routine, every repeated thought
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Little things become big things over time
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and the person you become in the future is being shaped by the choices
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you make today nothing is random everything connects seven the law of focus your mind notices what you train
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it to notice if you constantly focus on problems rejection
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and scarcity your brain will find more of it everywhere
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if you focus on growth possibility and solutions your attention starts moving in that direction too
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the story you repeat in your mind slowly becomes the reality you live in
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eight the law of giving one of the fastest ways to
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feel disconnected from yourself is living out of alignment with your values saying you value honesty
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while constantly hiding saying you value peace while feeding drama saying you value health
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while ignoring your body that inner conflict creates stress you carry every day peace comes when your actions start matching your values
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9. The Law of Here and Now Most people spend their lives mentally trapped somewhere else,
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replaying old pain, imagining future problems, overthinking conversations that already ended.
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Meanwhile, life keeps happening in the present moment, right now, this breath, this moment.
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Most peace is found by returning to what is actually happening
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instead of fighting imagined versions of reality 10 the law of change
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life repeats lessons until they are learned the same relationship pattern
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the same emotional trigger the same self -sabotage different faces same lesson running away from a pattern does not heal
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it ignoring it does not remove it awareness is the beginning of change
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11 the law of patience everything meaningful takes longer
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than people expect strong relationships real confidence mastery healing discipline most people quit
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because progress is invisible in the beginning
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but growth is often happening quietly long before results appear what feels slow today may be building your future without
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you realizing it 12 the law of significance people can feel the energy behind what you do
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they can feel when something was created with care
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when someone is fully present when effort is genuine the smallest actions can leave lasting impact when they come from sincerity
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how you show up matters more than talent more than image more than perfection your energy becomes part of everything
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you touch at the end of the day karma is not something chasing
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you it is something you are creating daily through your thoughts actions habits
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and choices the real question is simple who are you becoming
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “You’ve Been Thinking About Karma All Wrong”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: karma, pattern, value, habit, repeat. This video has 68 sentences and 807 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 109 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| karma noun | /kərm(ə)/ | The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| outcome noun | /ˈaʊtkʌm/ | That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process. |
| quietly adverb | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | Producing little or no noise. |
| meanwhile adverb | /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ | During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place. |
| mirror noun | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| awareness noun | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| refuse verb | /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ | To decline (a request or demand). |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| genuine adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ | Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native. |
| routine noun | /ɹuˈtin/ | A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run away from verb | To avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something. |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as won't, they're, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like karma, habit, heal.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.