Feb 29, 2016

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Antidotes to arrogance

Antidotes to arrogance and the importance of opposing the self-centered thought.

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Wisdom

Developing a direct realization of emptiness

Thirteen questions raised by the study of Mahamudra and their import on the study of…

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Concentration

Cultivating serenity

How to cultivate serenity taking the conventional nature of the mind as the object.

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Piece of chocolate cake.
Prison Poetry

Big piece

Complaining about our lot just leads to more confinement. An incarcerated person talks about contentment.

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Wisdom

Gelugpa-Kagyu Mahamudra lineage

The history of Mahamudra in the Gelgupa lineage, and a commentary on the first 12…

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Wisdom

Mahamudra in India and Tibet

Dr. Roger Jackson from Carleton College gives a weekend course on Mahamudra, beginning with a…

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Gomchen Lamrim

What makes karma powerful

Reflecting on four ways in which karma is powerful helps us to make our virtuous…

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Portrait of Venerable Chodron
Western Monastics

Comrades in alms

Tricycle Magazine interviews Venerable Thubten Chodron about the challenges and joys of being a monk…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Antidotes to jealousy

How to overcome our resistance to rejoicing in others' good fortune.

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 2: Verses 190-200

Looking at the causes of the signs of the Buddha's body shows us what to…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Antidotes to attachment

How meditating on impermanence and doing a sadhana practice that involves visualization can help us…

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Wisdom of the Kadam Masters

Justifying our anger

How the Buddhist view on dealing with anger offers other solutions that are wise and…

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