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Dialoguing with someone who sees things differently ...
A long-time student of Buddhism uses the teachings in a conversation with "the other."
View PostTwenty-first century Buddhists
Covering the Prologue by His Holiness on what it means to be a 21st Century…
View PostWho are you judging?
Working on our anger and our judgmental minds in order to be able to see…
View PostInternal matter
Finishing the section on tangible objects and continuing to internal matter.
View PostMore precious than a wish-fulfilling jewel
Beginning a commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa's “Eight Verses of Thought Transformation,” the importance of…
View PostThe great illusion of duality
The extremes of reward and terror are but illusions. In a poem, a student examines…
View PostMindful awareness
Mindful awareness helps us to observe, accept and take responsibility for our emotions, so we…
View PostStraight and clean clear
The importance of not wasting our time on things that don't matter, and cultivating a…
View PostHow to meditate on insight
Covering the final sections that include the divisions of insight, how to meditate on insight,…
View PostDon’t be afraid of death
Developing a wisdom fear of death and cultivating a mind that makes use of our…
View PostSounds, odors and tangible objects
Covering the sections on Sounds, Odors, Tastes, and Tangible Objects in Chapter 10 “Basic Buddhist…
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