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Try a little kindness
Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to develop this positive quality.
View PostGuided by wise teachers
Venerable Chodron reflects on the influence of her teachers and her journey to monasticism.
View PostPatience with suffering and certainty in Dharma
Accepting suffering and bringing it into the path.
View PostAvoiding the two extremes
A teaching on how the Middle Way avoids the two extremes of nihilism and eternalism.
View PostThe Alternative of fortitude
Fortitude allows us to remain calm in the face of harm or difficulties.
View PostMeditation on the disadvantages of anger
Reflection on how anger affects the body, mind and those around us.
View PostFreedom behind bars
Inspiring stories and reflections on the Prison Dharma Outreach program.
View PostThe emptiness of an inherent self
A teaching on the emptiness of inherent existence covering verses 28-36 of the text.
View PostTaming the five hindrances
Describing many efffective antidotes for taming the five hindrances, continuing the teaching from Chapter 7.
View PostAnger is unjustified on analysis of the basis
Using analysis and reflection to develop patience.
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