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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 39: The poorest of all beings
The different ways we practice miserliness only create impoverishment in our hearts.
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Verse 38: The skilled merchant
Giving with strings attached is little different from a business transaction.
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A rare and valuable opportunity
Why a precious human rebirth is an incredible opportunity and a rare attainment. Reflecting on…
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Verse 37: The one who is most ridiculed
Those who lose their spiritual practice after falling from glory become ridiculed by those around…
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Verse 36: The slave owned by everyone in the world
The mind that lacks self-confidence swings between people-pleasing behavior and arrogance.
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Verse 35: The biggest loser
By not following the law of karma we will only lose out by creating suffering…
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Sixteen attributes of the four noble truths
How each one of us has the potential to change how we think, hence situations…
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The truth of dukkha
The four aspects of the first truth, the truth of dukkha. How we are stuck…
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Examining our obstacles
Examining where our heart of compassion gets blocked and explanation of the Buddhist perspective on…
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A precious opportunity
How to meditate on the eight freedoms and 10 fortunes of a precious human rebirth…
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The four noble truths
An overview of how we can strive to benefit ourselves and others in the long…
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