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Venerable Chodron meditating.
Buddhist Worldview

Impermanence, dukkha and selflessness

Questions and answers on the first seal followed by teachings on the second seal: all…

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Refuge Ngöndro

Taking refuge in the guru

How to take refuge in the guru as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of…

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Venerable Chodron meditating.
Buddhist Worldview

Contemplating impermanence

Introduction to the Heart Sutra, the four seals of Buddhism, and teachings on the first…

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Venerable Thubten Semkye sentada frente a una mesa escribiendo.
Living with Impermanence

Practicing with a year of illness

Venerable Thubten Semkye shares on how embracing a physical ailment challenged her concepts of the…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Resistance to practicing tonglen

How the taking and giving practice can transform our minds, making us happier.

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Monastic in meditation.
Preliminary Practices

Preliminary practice (ngöndro) overview

An introduction to the practices that help clear and purify our minds so that we…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Karma and the wish for freedom

An explanation of karma. How to benefit ourselves and others by developing the ten virtues.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Eroding self-centeredness

How we can use the meditation on taking on the suffering of others to erode…

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Young monk with palms together and head bowed.
Exploring Monastic Life 2009

The seven ways to end disputes

Promoting unity, gladness, friendship and harmony in the community for our benefit. Not being difficult…

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Monastics sitting together.
Exploring Monastic Life 2009

Kassapa Discourses: Admonishment

The community is spurred by examples of people who practice well. Helping people restrain from…

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Venerable Chodron visiting with an Abbey guest.
Exploring Monastic Life 2009

Kassapa Discourses: Guarding the mind

If we have self-restraint, there is less danger of breaking the precepts. We stay mentally…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Taking on the suffering of others

How to meditate on taking the suffering of others, beginning with taking on the suffering…

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