Search results for “"Maitri"”
love (Pali: mettā, Sanskrit: maītri)
Wishing sentient beings to have happiness and its causes.
View PostWestern Buddhist nuns in the Tibetan tradition
Venerable Chodron explores the history of Buddhist nuns in the West through her own experiences,…
View PostSubtle impermanence
Answering questions from retreat participants and teaching on understanding impermanence and generating love and compassion
View PostThe emptiness of identities and nonvirtue
The emptiness of identities and nonvirtues, and how this provides the key to purification.
View PostThe Third Precept: Sexual Responsibility
A fresh perspective on the third Buddhist lay precept - healing ourselves and our society…
View PostThe Second Precept: Generosity
A fresh perspective on the second precept - moving beyond not stealing to cultivating an…
View PostPractical ethics and leadership
The first of two talks based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King…
View PostRefuting inherent existence
Analyzing whether the person is one with the aggregates, and how we have difficulty seeing…
View PostPracticing the five forces in life and at death
The five forces from the seven-point mind training instruction and how to practice them.
View PostThe secondary afflictions
Final teaching on the root afflictions and beginning explanation on the 20 secondary afflictions, with…
View PostThe first noble truth: Our situation in samsara
Looking at the reality of our present situation will motivate us seek authentic happiness.
View PostThe ten non virtuous paths of action
The three physical and four verbal non-virtues, focusing on the four factors required for them…
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