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Zopa Herron Who is the “I” that is anxious?
Looking for the "I" when feeling anxious and not finding it.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi The antidotes to fear
Taking refuge and considering karma and conditions are some ways of working with fear and…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Inherent views and opinions
Stories from His Holiness illustrate how we form solid, unchanging opinions of others; the different…
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The Buddha is free from fear
Why the Buddha being free from fear is important in terms of refuge, and a…
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Keeping calm when facing harm
Shouldn't we feel fear regarding the tragic things that are happening in the world? If…
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Six types of inverted deeds
The six types of inverted deeds to avoid in practice, and the benefits of practicing…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Seeing through fears
Fears are wrong conceptions that are habitual ways of thinking. When fear arises, we can…
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Conditioned fear
Some of our fears are conditioned by society, but we can look at the role…
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Facing fears
When we're injured or ill we can fall into thinking the problem is permanent, thus…
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Fear and wisdom fear
Fear often comes from attachment. There is a difference between panicked, afflicted fear and a…
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Clairvoyant powers
Clairvoyant powers are not the purpose of the path. Why the Buddha limited the display…
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