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Venerable Thubten Chodron The six sufferings of sentient beings
The uncertainty and unsatisfactoriness of cyclic existence.
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The dukkha of uncertainty
The types of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) that are pervasive in all the realms of samsara.
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Practical guidelines for good living
What taking refuge, formally or informally, means in Buddhism and the guidelines one uses after…
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The eight disadvantages of cyclic existence
The sufferings of separation from what we like and being under the control of afflictions…
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Birth, aging, and sickness
Looking at birth, aging, and sickness, in a more realistic way, contemplating them in order…
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Our Buddha potential
The potential to become a fully enlightened Buddha resides in every one of us.
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The measure of a trained mind
Honestly looking at our minds to see how it reacts to hardships and the difference…
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Getting what we don’t want
Looking at the first two of the eight sufferings of human beings and using them…
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The first noble truth and dukkha
The three types of dukkha, and how having an awareness of all three is important…
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Incarcerated people transform adversity into the path
Grant funding enables Sravasti Abbey to teach thought-training to incarcerated people in the United States.
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Peter Aronson Meaningful life, remembering death
A vivid meditation on death and how important it is to make life meaningful while…
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Tom Woodbury - Nov 7, 2009
Tom Woodbury Meditating on our precious human life
A guided meditation on how to rejoice in our precious human life instead of taking…
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