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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2015

What is dhih?

An explanation of the meaning and purpose of the seed syllables. What to contemplate as…

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Venerable Chodron and Russell Kolts signing books.
Books

Book launch: “Living with an Open Heart”

A summary of the book launch and signing event for the book Living with an…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Developing equanimity

Developing equal care and concern for others sets the foundation for cultivating bodhicitta.

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Our spiritual goals

How our spiritual goals can be divided into the aspirations to attain high status and…

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Firefighters helping someone.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Fear about the world

Anxiety about the state of the world can be eased by reflecting on the kindness…

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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2015

How to practice between sessions

Seeing our afflictions as mere mind moments that have a similar "flavor" to which we…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verses 335-343

Examining the relationship between an object and its attributes, and the whole and its parts,…

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Responding to Prejudice

Dealing with racism

On Martin Luther King Day, Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to an African-American's student's question on…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

The eightfold path

Explanation of the eightfold noble path as it is viewed in the Pali and Sanskrit…

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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2015

Cultivating wisdom

Advice on how to cultivate wisdom to counteract our wrong views while on retreat.

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Analyzing the terrorist

Applying ultimate analysis to challenge our assumptions about what makes a person a terrorist.

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