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Prison Dharma

Offering precepts in prison

Connecting with an incarcerated person leads to offering precepts in an Ohio prison.

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Science and Buddhism

The Mind and Life VIII conference: Destructive emotions

A perennial human predicament: the nature and destructive potential of “negative” emotions.

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Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

How to do purification practice and how to visualize the 35 Buddhas.

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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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Blossoms of the Dharma

A nun in exile: From Tibet to India

A Tibetan-born nun emigrates out of Chinese-occupied territory to South India, where she is instrumental…

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An angry young boy, appearing to be shouting.
LR13 Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 18-21

The auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to the far-reaching attitude of patience and joyous effort.

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Upekkha the cat sits on the teacher's table with his nose on the gooseneck microphone.
Dharma in Daily Life

How to benefit from Dharma talks

Pithy advice on how to bring forward what we learn from listening to Dharma teachings.

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Mind and Mental Factors

Analyzing grudge holding

How to examine our mind when we hold a grudge.

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Mind and Mental Factors

Wrath, vengeance, spite, jealousy

Summary of disturbing attitudes that arise from anger and specific antidotes.

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Mind and Mental Factors

Discrimination, intention and contact

The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.

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Mind and Mental Factors

Feelings

The importance of paying more attention to the sensations of an experience than the feelings…

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LR10 Noble Eightfold Path

Right concentration and effort

Examining the eightfold noble path through right concentration and right effort.

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