Search results for “our beautiful human potential

Buddhist Worldview

The four thoughts that turn the mind

A series of Buddhist contemplations on the preciousness of our human life, impermanence and death,…

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A rainbow appears in the gray sky above the treeline.
Forgiveness

The four opponent powers

Explaining the four opponent powers of purification, and encouraging us to take responsibility for our…

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Illustration of Siddhartha Gautama meditating.
New to Buddhism

The four messengers

The story of Prince Siddhartha's path from a sheltered existence inside the palace to a…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

The first noble truth: Our situation in samsara

Looking at the reality of our present situation will motivate us seek authentic happiness.

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Tenets with Geshe Dorji Damdul

The four seals

Geshe Dorji Damdul skillfully explains how ignorance leads to suffering and how to be rid…

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A man mediating in a park, surrounded by trees and leaves.
Working with Emotions

Making friends with ourselves

Discovering our Buddha potential by investigating the source of lasting happiness and cultivating the heart…

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Buddhist Worldview

Our precious human life

Understanding the freedom and fortune that we currently have to learn and practice the Dharma.

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A young Abbey retreatant, bowing to Venerable Chodron.
Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Rarity of a precious human rebirth

Contemplating the rarity of a precious human life complete with both the ability and the…

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The golden face of the Buddha.
Four Truths for the Aryas

The four noble truths

The truths of suffering and the causes of suffering, and cultivating a proper motivation for…

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Blossoms of the Dharma

Finding our way

A reflection on the Dharma, working with afflictions, self-esteem, ordination, and living within the precepts.…

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