Aug 18, 2010
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Unknown The stench of hatred
A story that illustrates how carrying anger in our hearts is a great burden.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Community and the six harmonies
A place where we see others grow and change and work with their stuff, and…
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Ethical conduct
A description of the advantages of the monastic sangha and monastic precepts in society.
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Seeing the kindness of others
Remembering how we rely on other sentient beings for everything we know and everything we…
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The Buddha’s life as an example
Various behavior patterns that influence our communication styles; using Buddha’s life as an example of…
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Friend, enemy and stranger
Investigating how people become friends, enemies, and strangers; how the categories depend on our own…
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The Buddha’s life
How to not rely on external things for happiness but instead seek liberation from suffering,…
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Look into your own mind
We should be careful when we want to judge others—especially based on religious views—and look…
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Noble eightfold path and the four noble truths
How the concept of renunciation is misunderstood.
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Hate is not conquered by hate
When we see a fault in others we should turn the mirror on ourselves, and…
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Motivation in a monastic environment
Examining the kind of mind that we want to cultivate when living a monastic way…
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Honestly looking at our afflictions
It is important to be honest when we are looking at our own mind and…
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