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Painting of Siddhartha and disciple.
Exploring Monastic Life 2006

The Buddha’s life

Apply the lessons we learn from the Buddha's life. How he lived is a teaching…

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Geshe Kelsang Damdul, smiling.
Engaged Buddhism

Compassion and world peace

Translating compassion into social action for the benefit of ourselves, our communities and the world.

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness and compassion

An introduction to mindfulness and how practicing it can benefit our environment and others around…

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Woman with hands above head, prostrating.
Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas

Feelings that arise while doing purification

The second of three talks on the practice of prostrations to the 35 buddhas offers…

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Venerable Chodron in front of an altar, teaching.
Bodhisattva Path

Three ways to see bodhicitta in terms of dependent a...

How to use the understanding of dependence on causes and conditions, parts and mental labeling…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

Meditating on three types of compassion

Importance of persisting through hearing, thinking, and meditating until we see and feel how our…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

How things exist

How understanding things exist dependently provides us freedom to act without afflictions and cultivate compassion.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verse 9

Generating compassion by seeing things as not inherently existing and changing how we act with…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verse 8

How understanding impermanence helps us view the true nature of self and develop a long…

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

Discussion on kindness of others

Discussion on how we focus on self due to many factors and importance of caring…

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