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Venerable Thubten Chodron Eight verses of mind training: Verse 1
Our mind creates our experience of happiness or suffering based on how we interpret the…
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Ethics and right livelihood
A response to a student's question on what to do if one's loved ones are…
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Stories about Lama Yeshe
Shares some of the pithy teachings by Lama Yeshe and ties them in with a…
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Equalizing self and others
Meditating on equalizing ourselves with others to develop the altruistic intention of becoming a Buddha…
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Chapter 5: Verses 113-117
The qualities of a bodhisattva and a comparison of the happiness of a person who…
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Relying on a spiritual friend
The benefits and importance of relying on a spiritual mentor, and the basic qualities to…
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Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche As close as a mother to her children
Lama Zopa Rinpoche shares how the practice of Tara can solve our problems.
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Third and fourth noble truths
The remaining eight aspects of the third and fourth noble truths of true cessations and…
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A modern mandala offering
Explanation of this merit accumulating practice and a contemporary version of the mandala offering prayer.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Dependent arising: a universal principle
How the principle of dependent arising can be applied to all aspects of life, from…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Developing bodhicitta
Explanation of the meditation on equalizing and exchanging self and others to develop bodhicitta.
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