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Composed compassion
How to take responsibility for cultivating compassion in our own lives.
View Post“Good Karma”: Creating the causes for th...
Karma and its effects explains the link between actions and experiences. By changing our mental…
View PostGomchen Lamrim review: Cultivating compassion
Venerable Thubten Chonyi explores the concept of compassion by reviewing equalizing and exchanging self and…
View PostMindfulness of death and impermanence
Maintaining an awareness of death and impermanence brings energy to making our life meaningful and…
View Post“Precious Garland” review: Quiz 8 questi...
Venerable Thubten Semkye reviews the causes for bodhicitta and the the 32 signs of a…
View PostReliance on a spiritual teacher
What it means to properly rely on a spiritual mentor and benefit of reliance on…
View PostVajrasattva purification practice
The four opponent powers and purification of negative karma. Guided Vajrasattva practice.
View PostThe power of a kind motivation
A change in our motivation makes a big difference in how we relate to others.…
View PostDealing with anger using mind training
When we're angry our view of the situation is an exaggeration. Looking at the situation…
View PostCounteracting anger with compassion
Recognizing there are no benefits to anger. Counteracting angry states of mind by viewing others…
View PostMy prison education
If you can open yourself up to another person’s suffering, you are quickly motivated to…
View PostThe downside of anger
Real freedom is an inner-state—freedom from afflicted mental states. When we are free from anger…
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