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Teachings in USA and Asia: Winter 2019
Venerable Chodron's travel teaching schedule from November to December 2019.
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An Open-Hearted Life: Equalizing and exchanging self and others
Equalizing ourselves and others means recognizing that others wish for joy and freedom from misery is just as strong and equally important as our own.
Ego, A Tibetan Buddhist perspective
Is the word ego, as we commonly use it, the same as self-grasping ignorance? Venerable Chodron examines how we should think about “ego.”
Ego, uma perspetiva budista
A palavra ego, como costumamos usá-la, é o mesmo que a ignorância do auto-agarramento? A Venerável Chodron examina como devemos pensar sobre o “ego”.
Working in the world
Beginning Chapter 12 “Working in the World,” covering the sections “Good Health and Dealing with Illness and Injury” and “Maintaining a Positive Attitude.”
Strategies in debate
Beginning Chapter 24 “Strategies in Debate.”
Willingness to undergo hardship
Finishing Chapter 11, by covering the sections “Willingness to Undergo Hardship,” “Keeping a Happy Mind,” “Realized Beings,” and “What I Have Learned in Life.”
The opening volleys
Reviewing the last two sections in Chapter 23 – “The Opening Volleys” and “Reviewing the Defender’s Answers, then beginning Chapter 24 “Strategies in Debate.”
Review of procedures in debate
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal reviews Chapter 23, Procedures in Debate.
Gradual progress and cultivating bodhicitta
Covering the sections “Gradual Progress” and “Cultivating Bodhicitta” from Chapter 11, where the Dalai Lama discusses his daily approach to practice.
An Open-Hearted Life: Love and compassion
Developing love and compassion, steps four and five of the seven-point instruction to cultivate altruism, and what it means to have compassion for your self.