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Venerable Thubten Chodron More qualities of the Buddha
Relating more qualities of the Buddha to a verse that is used to praise the…
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Kenneth Mondal What brought me to Buddhism
Ken reflects on the causes and conditions that led him to become a Buddhist.
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Chapter 1: Verse 80
How persons and things exist by being merely designated by conception but still exist conventionally.…
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The four fearlessnesses of the Buddha
The four things that a Buddha has confidence in, and how reflecting on this can…
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Causal and resultant refuge
The order in which we will realize and become the Three Jewels, and an analogy…
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Loneliness in a time of connectivity
How to have a balanced relationship with technology and not let it get in the…
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Love does no harm
How to practice harmlessness and love through good ethical conduct, especially in terms of our…
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Taking refuge in the Three Jewels
The importance of developing convictional faith as the basis for our refuge in the Three…
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The freedoms and fortunes of a precious human rebirth
How to meditate on the freedoms and fortunes of a precious human life to recognize…
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Chapter 1: Verses 76-80
How emptiness and dependent arising are mutually established, and how to posit that conventional and…
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Having a kind heart
How being kind to ourselves enables us to be kind to others, creating a win-win…
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Karma is not cast in concrete
The importance of engaging in the four opponent powers as soon as we recognize that…
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