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Abbey monastics laughing joyously.
Dharma in Daily Life

Joyous effort

Cultivating antidotes to discouragement and laziness helps our Dharma practice.

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Venerable Chodron circumambulating Geshe Jampa Wangdu's stupa at Tushita.
Contentment and Happiness

Inner peace

Overcoming the discontented mind opens the way to greater compassion. How to face our fears…

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2 young girls putting their hand on each other shoulder and smiling happily.
For Young People

A Buddhist perspective on friends

Buddhist teachings offer youth helpful tips in dealing with friendships: difficult friends, peer pressure, how…

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Venerable Chodron smiling and holding flowers at Tai Pei Buddhist Centre in Singapore.
Contentment and Happiness

Working with unfulfilled expectations

How we set ourselves up for disappointment through our expectations, and how we can find…

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On Addiction

Who’s poisoning me?

A person in prison speaks about his addictions and a brush with death.

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A signboard with the words: Happiness in not a destination. It is a way of life.
On Attachment

Searching for happiness

Thoughts on fleeting nature of objects of attachment such as reputation, possessions, and emotions.

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Joined hands of two people.
Bodhisattva Path

Equanimity

Developing equanimity opens the heart equally to all, offering genuine respect for all beings.

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Ven. Chodron removes the last bit of Katya'shair.
For Young People

Look, Mommy, that lady has no hair!

The symbolism of shaving the head.

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Small Buddha statue next to a candle.
Helping the Dying and Deceased

Preparing for a loved one’s death

Using the teachings to prepare the loved one for death and to prepare the family…

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Four nuns with four Sravasti Abbey cats named after the four immeasurables.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Introducing the four immeasurables

The meaning of immeasurable equanimity and love and the significance of the word "all" when…

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Wheel of Life
Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Sufferings of cyclic existence

We can ground our intention to be free from the endless cycle of samsara by…

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
Family and Friends

Wanting to fix others

How looking at our problems and addressing them is more beneficial than trying to fix…

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