Pausing to cultivate a compassionate motivation before we act transforms our mental state, assists us to make wise decisions and enhances our lives.
“An Open-Hearted Life”: Setting our motivation
These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.
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These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.
Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 25-34
Finishing the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints related to far-reaching fortitude and teaching on those related to far-reaching wisdom.
Overcoming three kinds of doubt
The types of doubt and how to overcome them, and how to relate to a spiritual mentor.
Obstacles to generosity
The “shackles of miserliness” and the “flood of attachment” that we seek Tara’s protection from.
The robbers of wrong views
How wrong views about the law of karma and the nature of reality create create difficulties for us in life.
Love, compassion, and bodhicitta
Cultivating equanimity as the basis for genuine love, compassion, and bodhicitta.
Jealousy: Its definition and antidotes
How jealousy can relate to our view of oppression and the antidotes to overcoming jealousy.
How anger functions
How anger works and its disadvantages.
Types of arrogance and ignorance
Seven types of arrogance, and the second of the eight dangers, the elephant of ignorance.
How arrogance plays out in our lives
The first verse of the First Dalai Lama’s poem on the “Eight Dangers.”