anger

Teachings on the mental affliction of anger, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on working with disturbing emotions

Venerable Thubten Chodron helps us to develop an expansive mind to put the present election…

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Practicing Democracy

A call for empathy

Comments on Michael Lerner's article "Stop Shaming Trump Supporters," and an email from a student…

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on working with prejudice

A guided meditation to help us release fear and anger of someone we are prejudiced…

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Practicing Democracy

How to think about the election

Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to discuss the election and how to use it to investigate…

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Practicing Democracy

Responding to the election results

Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.

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Thangka image of Nagarjuna.
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Quiz questions Part 9 for Precious Garland

Questions to review our understanding of the most recent talks on Nagarjuna’s "Precious Garland of…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 424-433

Completion of the commentary on the 57 faults to be abandoned including how to meditate…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

“Don’t Believe Everything You Think̶...

The verses of "The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas" describe practices to transform the way we…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 5: Verses 401-405

By identifying the mental afflictions and how they harm others and ourselves we will be…

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On Impermanence

Being Tashi, facing the death of a child

A student searches for peace after the death of her child.

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Banishing bad habits

The role of mindfulness and introspective awareness in helping us work with our disturbing emotions.

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