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Dharma in prison: Learning more than teaching
An interview with Dr. Fleet Maull from the Prison Mindfulness Institute about sharing the Buddha's…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi 
Wealth is suffering
How wealth causes suffering and that it is better to strive for the wealth of…
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Building confidence and resilience with joy
Learn to base your confidence on your good motivation instead of what others say and…
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Compassion and personal distress
When overwhelmed by seeing suffering we may slip into personal distress. We can cultivate compassion…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Meditation on compassion and personal distress
A guided meditation to help examine our experience of observing suffering and distinguish between responding…
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Venerable Thubten Lamsel Isolation of body and mind
A review of verses 1-37 of Chapter 8, with discussion of the meaning and purpose…
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Equality of samsara and nirvana
Completing teaching from Chapter 12, explaining various meanings of "equality of samsara and nirvana" and…
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Giving up desire
How the cause of problems and pain is not the objects of attachment themselves, but…
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