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Venerable Thubten Chodron Ethical conduct
A description of the advantages of the monastic sangha and monastic precepts in society.
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Seeing the kindness of others
Remembering how we rely on other sentient beings for everything we know and everything we…
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The Buddha’s life as an example
Various behavior patterns that influence our communication styles; using Buddha’s life as an example of…
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Friend, enemy and stranger
Investigating how people become friends, enemies, and strangers; how the categories depend on our own…
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The Buddha’s life
How to not rely on external things for happiness but instead seek liberation from suffering,…
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Look into your own mind
We should be careful when we want to judge others—especially based on religious views—and look…
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Intolerance: Look Into Your Own Mind
We must overcome our own habits of intolerance and prejudice before we can help others.
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Noble eightfold path and the four noble truths
How the concept of renunciation is misunderstood.
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Hate is not conquered by hate
When we see a fault in others we should turn the mirror on ourselves, and…
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Motivation in a monastic environment
Examining the kind of mind that we want to cultivate when living a monastic way…
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Honestly looking at our afflictions
It is important to be honest when we are looking at our own mind and…
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Living in a monastic environment
Opening the 2010 Exploring Monastic Life program with a talk on the practical aspects of…
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