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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Similarities among Buddhist traditions

All Buddhist traditions have the same teacher. By learning about other traditions we can get…

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Living with an Open Heart

“Living with an Open Heart”: The vastnes...

Buddhist ideas and techniques to awaken our compassionate motivation and bring our heartfelt aspirations to…

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

The wheel of karmic actions and results

Commentary on selected verses from the thought training poem "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons" from…

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On Impermanence

My father’s death

A student reflects on the death of his aged father.

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Applying the teachings on karma in our lives

How to apply the teachings on karma in daily life to engage in constructive actions…

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

The four characteristics of karma and purification

Understanding the four basic principles of karma helps to transform actions in a positive way.…

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Ven. Chodron and Ven. Damcho and Borneo Tribal Village community.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Mind as the source of happiness and pain

The principle cause of our experience is our previous karma, actions done in the past.…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: Homage to compassion

Venerable Thubten Jampa reviews Chandrakirti's "Homage to Great Compassion."

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Healing Anger

Healing prejudice

Looking at news headlines, our world seems to be increasingly divided. How healing our minds…

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