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Fortitude and joyous effort
The importance of enthusiasm and perseverance in retreat and practice. Change comes slowly, but it…
View PostRestricting the environment
The benefit of restricting the environment and keeping some distance from the objects that give…
View PostCommentary on a request to Tara
The qualities we need to cultivate so that everyone whom we come into contact with…
View PostWhy Buddha is a reliable refuge
Why the Buddha is a reliable refuge and the benefit of deepening one's sense of…
View PostCultivating contentment
How to practice contentment. Letting go of craving and seeing that what we have is…
View PostBeing dispassionate toward perception
The benefit of being dispassionate toward sense pleasures and material things.
View PostFearlessness and refuge
The Buddha cannot remove our fears for us but has provided the road map that…
View PostStressed out
Examining the mind when feeling stressed out: working with the mind and one's circumstances.
View PostReview: Precepts of mind training
How we can apply the mind training slogans during our daily activities and interactions.
View PostWho is the “I” that is anxious?
Looking for the "I" when feeling anxious and not finding it.
View PostThe antidotes to fear
Taking refuge and considering karma and conditions are some ways of working with fear and…
View PostInherent views and opinions
Stories from His Holiness illustrate how we form solid, unchanging opinions of others; the different…
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