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Venerable Thubten Lamsel - Jun 9, 2018
Venerable Thubten Lamsel The power of an idea
Halfway around the world from the Abbey, the idea that people are living an alternative…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Benefiting others starts with motivation
How the Buddhist approach to benefiting others starts with motivation. Working with the mind to…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review of cultivating insight into emptiness
Venerable Thubten Semkye reviews the first two teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron on the wisdom…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of definitions
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of the definitions and relationships between the seven divisions…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron A different kind of strength
Compassion is based on inner strength that helps us remain present with own and others…
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The fourth nonvirtue of speech: Idle talk (part 2)
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares a positive memory of something she did in a large gathering…
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Hidden phenomena and manifest phenomena
Continuation of Chapter 10, covering the section “The Division of Existents into Hidden Phenomena and…
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Love, compassion, and total commitment
The three levels of love, compassion, and total commitment, and the eight precepts of aspiring…
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Closeness to others
How recognizing the kindness of others develops a sense of closeness to them.
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Compassion as an antidote to anger
The antidotes to anger as the first step towards cultivating compassion for all sentient beings.
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A bucket in a well
Explaining the analogy of cyclic existence as a bucket in a well, focusing on karma…
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