Jun 27, 2014

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Venerable Chodron standing with inmates at SCCC prison in Licking, Missouri.
Prison Dharma

Photos with incarcerated people

Venerable Chodron has visited approximately 30 prisons in the US and several in Asia and…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Overview of the stages of the path

An overview of the graduated path to awakening and how it relates to the three…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 24: Our noisy minds

How difficult it is for us to quiet down, even when we are in a…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Benefits of relying on a spiritual mentor

The eight benefits of properly relying on the spiritual mentor and the disadvantages of not…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 23: The ignorant beast

Ignorance is a mind-state that makes us no better than an animal even though we…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 10: Verses 248-250

How we avoid the extremes of permanence and annihilation by seeing that things change moment…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 22: The hungry ghost mind

Even the wealthy can have a mind-state of poverty, unable to give for fear of…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 21: Working for a corrupt boss

Working for a dishonest employer is difficult, but we do have the power to remove…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 20: The evil spirits that devour others

People who abuse power destroy others, but abuse of power is also a matter of…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 19: Criticism, babble and chatter

The faults of harsh speech and idle talk distract us from looking within and working…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Relying on a qualified spiritual mentor

The ten qualities to look for in a qualified spiritual mentor. Qualities to develop to…

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