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Cultivating Compassion

Kindness of mothers (all beings)

By developing love and compassion we can repay the kindness of all beings.

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Transforming War and Terrorism

A-Bombs, terrorism, and karma

What influence does motivation have on the karma of an action? Can a negative action…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Buddhist traditions: finding what suits us

Similarities of the various traditions and the principal teachings common to all.

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Deity Meditation

Vajrayana foundation

How Vajrayana fits in in relation to other Buddhist practices.

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Shantideva on the Establishments of Mindfulness

Our craving for feelings and contact

Examining how our feelings arise dependently gives us an objective view of how they rule…

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The Eight Dangers

Dedication and self-acceptance

How the afflictions arise one after another in our mind and how to humbly and…

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Shantideva on the Establishments of Mindfulness

Pleasant and unpleasant feelings

We are constantly motivated by attachment and aversion to feelings, which causes us to try…

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The Eight Dangers

Inability to settle on a path

Doubt can undermine our Dharma practice and study, and can even cause lack of confidence…

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The Eight Dangers

The carnivorous demon of doubt

How doubt torments us along the path, and how difficult it is sometimes to recognize…

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