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An Open-Hearted Life

Establishing compassionate habits

As with learning any new skill or habit, it takes purposeful effort to establish compassionate…

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Venerable teaching to a group of young people.
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2019

Overview of the Buddhist worldview

An outline of the Buddhist worldview. How Buddhism regards the mind, the self, the concept…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Eight verses of thought transformation: Verses 1-2

Commentary on verses 1-2 of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Geshe Langri Tangpa.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review of consequences

Reviewing the chapter on consequences, and beginning the chapter on "Procedures in Debate."

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Two strands of barbed wire with blue sky in the background and sunlight.
By Incarcerated People

A fight on the yard

An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.

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Silhouette of man sitting on bench looking out towards mountain range.
Thought Training

Ingratitude

A student struggles with being hurt by the ingratitude of others. Venerable Chodron suggests meditating…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Mind training

Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Consequences

Continuing to teach on Chapter 22 about the consequences of faulty reasoning.

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Bodhicitta, the most meaningful pursuit

How bodhichitta is the most meaningful pursuit in life, and a three-level meditation on love…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Deepening love and compassion

The two factors necessary to develop love and compassion, and two meditations to generate the…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Expectations, fairness, and compassion

Expectations, fairness and compassion in the context of understanding our own and others' unsatisfactory experience…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Getting in touch with dukkha

Similarities between the unsatisfactory experience in samsara and a bucket in a well, with focus…

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