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Venerable sitting in front of large Buddha statue, teaching.
Books

“The Compassionate Kitchen” book launch

How to make preparing food and eating part of a spiritual practice that leads to…

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Venerable smiling with palms together.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

The kindness of others: Teaching and guided meditation

How meditating on the kindness of others dispels feelings of separation from others and makes…

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Family and Friends

How to practice Dharma: a talk for youth and parents

Relating Buddhist teaching and practice to issues faced by teens and parents—becoming the person you…

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Venerable smiling and standing by Dan Harris.
The Importance of Motivation

Ten Percent Happier interview: What’s your mot...

Dan Harris interviews Venerable Chodron for the Ten Percent Happier podcast. They talk about motivation,…

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Books

“Awaken Every Day”: Bringing the Dharma ...

How short daily reflections can help cultivate a positive motivation and bring spiritual practice into…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Concluding teaching

Finishing Chapter 12 and concluding teaching “Approaching the Buddhist Path.”

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Concluding review

Leading the class in a final review of debate strategies discussed in Chapter 24.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of three possibilities

Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of the section in Chapter 24 “When a Person…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Equalizing and exchanging self and others

Equalizing ourselves and others means recognizing that others wish for joy and freedom from misery…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Consumerism and the environment

Continuing Chapter 12, covering the sections "Consumerism and the Environment," "The World of Business and…

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