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An Open-Hearted Life: Finding the best in other people
How to improve relationships with others by recognizing and focusing on their good qualities.
Getting started
A quick guide to getting started with using ThubtenChodron.org.
Combating anxiety with a meditative mind
Ways that Buddhist practices of love and compassion for others can help those suffering from anxiety.
Rejoicing in others’ qualities
Covering Verses 74-79 of Chapter 5, discussing the transformative practice of rejoicing in others’ qualities, and speaking and acting in ways that others enjoy
Meditation 101: Equanimity meditation
Two guided meditations. A meditation on getting in touch with our positive qualities and another to develop equanimity towards others.
Acting appropriately
Covering Verses 71 – 75 of Chapter 5, discussing practical advice about how to do daily activities in a way that is pleasing and beneficial to others
Posadha at Sravasti Abbey
An explanation of the ritual known as Posadha, during which monastics purify and restore their precepts.
Забота о своем единственном доме
Очень важно заботиться об окружающей среде, в которой ты живешь, не только ради собственного блага, но и из заботы обо всех живых существах.
Good Karma: Buddha-nature
How the two types of buddha-nature are the basis for change and awakening. The opening verses on the analogy of peacocks and bodhisattvas.
Good Karma: Karma and its effects
The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How understanding karma helps to understand our experience.
Good Karma: The eight worldly concerns
How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or Dharma life.
Good Karma: The causes of happiness and suffering
How karma is like a boomerang, what ever actions we do return and have a similar effect on us.