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