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Venerable Jampa and Mary Grace, smiling.
On Cultivating Virtue

Done with the detour

Without renouncing her householder responsibilities, she continues to deepen her understanding of how to perfectly…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Marriage: helping each other grow

How attachment and the self-centered attitude cause problems in relationships. The importance of trust and…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Review: Conventional bodhicitta

A review of the text covering conventional bodhicitta and the two methods for developing bodhicitta.

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Buddhist Worldview

Self-centered Attitude

The meaning of "self-centered thought" and advice for working with it.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Review: Four preliminary practices

Review and summary of the conclusion on the four preliminary practices. Includes helpful guidance on…

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Buddha statue superimposed over earth.
21st Century Buddhists

Cycles of optimism

Questions regarding the challenges and opportunities of Buddhism in the 21st century.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 63-70

How great compassion helps sentient beings towards better rebirth and progress towards enlightenment.

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The mountains of Glacier National Park.
On Working with Afflictions

A vacation with anger

Realizing that anger is a habit and not an inherently existent part of the self…

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Buddha walking in a grassy field with his silhouette in the background.
Dharma Poetry

Walking in your footsteps

A student's poetic appreciation of the Buddha.

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Stained-glass window of thousand-armed Chenrezig.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2010

Results of anger

How our anger creates many hindrances for liberation and enlightenment.

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Statue of 1000 armed Chenrezig made of wood.
108 Verses on Compassion

108 Verses: Verses 57-62

How one has the potential to attain enlightenment by changing one's own thoughts and mind.

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