Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the belief in an independent self
Refuting a primal substance and independent self
Author Archive | Venerable Thubten Chodron
An Open-Hearted Life: Identifying our feelings
How to identify our feelings and look at the role they play in communicating and connecting with others.
Pushed by our afflictions
Covering Verses 19-25 of Chapter 6, sharing ways to lessen our anger by viewing others’ actions as the results of causes and conditions
Courage in the face of harm
Covering Verses 14-19 of Chapter 6, discussing how we can strengthen our mind so it is not easily overcome by suffering
The benefits of difficulties
Covering Verses 8-14 of Chapter 6, discussing the benefits of meditating on duhkha (suffering) and the benefits of going through difficulties
Using the Dharma to manage an unpredictable illness
A student uses her Dharma practice to face adversity, and then uses that same adversity to strengthen her Dharma practice.
Afflictions, our real enemy
Completing Chapter 4, describing how to use afflictions to overcome afflictions and seeing afflictions as our enemy and courageously counteracting them.
Unhappiness fuels anger
Covering Verses 7-10 of Chapter 6, describing the evolution of how anger enters the mind, based on mental unhappiness
When a dear one has a medical emergency
In a time of uncertainty, letting our minds relax can be of benefit to ourselves and to others.
An Open-Hearted Life: Compassionate communication
How to bring compassion to our communication and how to look at situations objectively without assumptions.