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Dealing with Grief

Living with loss

Change is the reality of our existence but we are shocked when it happens. Examining…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron offers the book to His Holiness backstage at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

Understanding Buddhist traditions

Looking at the similarities and differences between traditions eliminates misconceptions and allows us to learn…

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A Nun's Life

Cultivating compassion

How Venerable Thubten Chodron came to choose the Buddhist path, and the reasons for cultivating…

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Engaged Buddhism

Compassion in action

A talk given at Jewel Heart Center Chicago, which has just started a new hospital…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 92: The basis of good and evil

How our state of mind and motivation, not external circumstances, determine whether our actions are…

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Buddha statue.
Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Quiz: Aryadeva’s 400 Stanzas, Chapter 12

Quiz questions for a review of chapter 12 of Aryadeva's "400 Stanzas on the Middle…

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Monastic Rites

Kaṭhina ceremony 2015

An explanation of the kaṭhina ceremony followed by a guided meditation on rejoicing.

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

The bodhisattva precepts: Part 3 and the six perfect...

The Bodhisattva precepts on the ethical conduct of benefiting others. The importance of practicing the…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 16: Verses 395-400

The final refutations of true existence and the completion of the commentary on Aryadeva's 400…

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Contentment and Happiness

Inner peace, world peace

How freeing the mind from destructive emotions can change the world.

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 91: Guarding our body, speech, and mind

How mindfulness of the actions of our three doors is crucial in creating happiness for…

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