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Seven-point Mind Training

The weight of karmic actions

The heaviness or lightness of our karmic actions are determined by five factors. We look…

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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2008-09

Emotions, refuge, and emptiness

Observing how sleep patterns may change during retreat due to the calming of the mind,…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Fear of losing things

Fear of poverty can make it difficult to be generous. Practicing giving helps us loosen…

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Prison Dharma

Making life meaningful in prison

Sravasti Abbey reaches those in prison by offering teachings on DVD to prison libraries.

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Fear regarding the economy

Cultivating contentment and not getting caught up in consumerism eases our anxiety, no matter the…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Fear regarding health

We can view illness or injury in a more beneficial way by considering that our…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Resources for fearful scenarios

We do have to think of the future in a reasonable way. Thought training helps…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Fear of the future

We can learn to view the future in a reasonable way, rather than generating fear…

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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Practicing bodhicitta

Making our practice of bodhicitta personal by relating it to daily life.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Virtuous and nonvirtuous paths of action

If we become aware of our virtuous and nonvirtuous paths of action we quickly see…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Fear of making decisions

Anxiety and doubt come from a fear of making a commitment, making the wrong choice.…

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