Jul 16, 2016

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

The best antidote

Why understanding that all phenomena are dependent arisings and empty of inherent existence is the…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Afflictions and the accumulation of karma

The disadvantages of the afflictions and how you accumulate karma through the afflictions. When you…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Applying the teachings to our minds

A different perspective on the teaching to observe our minds, in terms of applying the…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 4: Verses 311-322

Practical advice for those in leadership positions on how to use resources in a way…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Observing your own mind

How to pay attention to our different mental states and whether they are in line…

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Women conversing.
On Working with Afflictions

The conversation

A student listens to the conversations that go on inside her head, and decides to…

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Responding to Prejudice

Seeking unity, not division

Venerable Thubten Chodron shares on "The Thin Blue Line Between Us," a news article by…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Banishing bad habits

The role of mindfulness and introspective awareness in helping us work with our disturbing emotions.

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Responding to Prejudice

Cultivating equanimity in a time of violence

A response to a student's letter on the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile,…

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Guided Meditations

Quieting the mind after the news

A meditation on Chenrezig in the wake of the past week's shootings of black men…

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Gomchen Lamrim

How the afflictions arise

The antidotes to the six root afflictions, the sequence in which they arise, and the…

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