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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 7: Emptiness and selflessness

Review of the four extremes of arising and teaching on the historical development of ideas…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 7: The four extremes of arising

Getting us to question whether a thing arises from itself, other, self and other, or…

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Practicing Democracy

A call for empathy

Comments on Michael Lerner's article "Stop Shaming Trump Supporters," and an email from a student…

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on working with prejudice

A guided meditation to help us release fear and anger of someone we are prejudiced…

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Practicing Democracy

How to think about the election

Venerable Thubten Chodron continues to discuss the election and how to use it to investigate…

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Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Chapter 6-7: Review and overview

Review of chapter 6 and an overview of chapter 7 of "Buddhism: One Teacher, Many…

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Practicing Democracy

Responding to the election results

Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.

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