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Venerable Thubten Chodron Creating the causes of happiness
How understanding karma helps us to focus on what truly matters, and to create the…
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Attachment to the body
Contemplating the amount of time we spend seeking pleasure for and pampering our body when…
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Kenneth Mondal My big fat self-centered attitude
A student's self-centered attitude changes to compassion.
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Welcoming refugees
Bringing a positive outlook to the situation of refugees in Europe, seeing it as an…
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The nine-point death meditation
Reflecting on our relationships with money, possessions, friends, and relatives, and the karma we create…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Love your neighbor
A meditation on extending a sense of care and affection to people whom we find…
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Living without fear
Reflections on working with prejudice against immigrants happening worldwide, and the different forms of violence…
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How to rely on spiritual mentors in thought and deed
How to work with our mind so that we maintain a good relationship with our…
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Moving towards our spiritual goals
While it is important to know what we are moving away from in our spiritual…
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Chapter 1: Verses 49-56
Refuting the two extreme views—that things are totally nonexistent or inherently exist. Without abandoning the…
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An open-hearted life: The meaning of compassion
Examining the meaning of compassion from the perspective of Buddhism and psychology with co-authors Venerable…
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Cultivating peace from the inside out
How to generate sustainable compassion for social engagement.
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