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Venerable Thubten Chodron The four immeasurables
An explanation of the prayer of the four immeasurables that is included in the White…
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Karma and compassion: Part 2 of 2
The four immeasurables (love, compassion, joy, equanimity) as antidotes to negative karma.
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Dr. John Sheveland - Apr 30, 2008
Buddhist wisdom on violence and reconciliation
How we think suffering comes from outside and how we can rethink and transform our…
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Six harmonies in a sangha community
Practical guidelines for setting up and living in a Dharma community or monastery, and the…
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Kindness towards ourselves and others
Recognizing our interdependence with others and how keeping good ethical conduct can help us to…
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The mind and renunciation
The "garbage mind:" how it keeps returning us to cyclic existence over countless rebirths, and…
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Explanation of the extensive offering practice
An explanation of the symbolism of the extensive offerings practice; imagining vast offerings in order…
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Physical prison versus samsaric prison
Watching the mind's reaction to food. Looking at attachment, seeing where it leads us. Examining…
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Equalizing self and others
The second method of generating bodhicitta, called equalizing and exchanging self and others, is discussed.
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Heart-warming love
It is possible to see all beings, whether they are friends, enemies, or strangers, as…
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Peter Aronson Reflections of a Jewish Buddhist
International journalist Peter Aronson compares teachings and traditions in Judaism, the religion of his upbringing,…
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