Mar 11, 2021
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Where do the afflictions exist?
Reflecting on what benefiting others truly means and teaching on Chapter 4 Verses 46 -…
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The rise of women in Buddhism: Has the ice been broken?
In this panel discussion recorded in 2014, Venerable Thubten Chodron and others consider the problems…
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Creating our future
Continuing the teaching on purifying destructive karma and explaining how we can make wise decisions…
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Buddhism from a practitioner’s perspective
Venerable Chodron is interviewed for a forthcoming textbook on world religions.
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The courage to destroy the afflictions
Covering Verses 39 to 46 of Chapter 4 and teaching about the courage that it…
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Building your inner confidence
How to build confidence by accepting who we are, becoming our own friend, and recognizing…
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Purifying destructive karma
Teaching how to purify past destructive karma by practicing the four opponent powers: regret, antidote,…
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Resolving to overcome our afflictions
Reviewing Verse 33 and continuing through Verse 39 of Chapter 4, teaching on a strong…
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Surgery with bodhicitta
Venerable Chodron talks about how she prepared for her recent surgery.
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Imperceptible forms
Explaining imperceptible form, why different tenet schools describe that differently and describing the combinations of…
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The enemy of the afflictions
Continuing with Verses 28 - 33 of Chapter 4, which point out how the afflictions…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Practicing Dharma with mental illness
Mental illness need not be an obstacle to practicing the Dharma.
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