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The pagoda project: An update
An update on the meditation pagoda constructed by the Buddhist study group at a corrections center in Washington State.
New! “The Compassionate Kitchen”
How eating and activities related to it—preparing food, offering and consuming it, and cleaning up—can wake us up and increase our kindness and care for others.
Getting started
A quick guide to getting started with using ThubtenChodron.org.
Giving up bad friends
The meaning of associating with bad friends.
Believing in something that is not real
Covering the last section in Chapter 12 “Believing in Something That Is Not Real” and beginning Chapter 13 “Valid Cognition.”
Let go of the eight worldly concerns
How the eight worldly concerns distract us from practicing.
Avoiding disturbing distractions
What cultivating seclusion towards disturbing distractions really means.
Attachment, anger, and confusion
How attachment, anger and confusion stirs us in all directions.
The emptiness of identities and nonvirtue
The emptiness of identities and nonvirtues, and how this provides the key to purification.
How purification works
A question and answer session, focused on how purification works.
The power of determination
The power of determination, examining how to create the external and internal conditions to support ethical conduct.
Letting go of identities
Meditation on breaking down identities and discussion about how we can move beyond restrictive identities to cultivate equanimity, love, and compassion for all.
The power of reliance
Teaching on the four opponent powers, starting with the power of reliance, or restoring the relationship.