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Venerable Thubten Chodron Living with loss
Change is the reality of our existence but we are shocked when it happens. Examining…
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Understanding Buddhist traditions
Looking at the similarities and differences between traditions eliminates misconceptions and allows us to learn…
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Cultivating compassion
How Venerable Thubten Chodron came to choose the Buddhist path, and the reasons for cultivating…
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Compassion in action
A talk given at Jewel Heart Center Chicago, which has just started a new hospital…
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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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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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Kaṭhina ceremony 2015
An explanation of the kaṭhina ceremony followed by a guided meditation on rejoicing.
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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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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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Inner peace, world peace
How freeing the mind from destructive emotions can change the world.
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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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Verse 90: The auspicious omen of love
How love for ourselves and others creates harmony wherever we are.
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