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Using the Dharma to manage an unpredictable illness
A students uses her Dharma practice to face adversity, and then uses that same adversity…
View Post21st-century Buddhists
Ethical conduct and compassion are the keys to happiness for ourselves and for all sentient…
View PostCombating anxiety with a meditative mind
Ways that Buddhist practices of love and compassion for others can help those suffering from…
View PostTransforming adversity
When our lives are changed because of illness, we still practice the Dharma.
View PostReview of Chapter 4
Venerable Khadro reviews Chapter 4, Verses 1 through 18, discussing the importance of keeping our…
View PostMeditation on giving your body away
A guided meditation on thought transformation in which we dedicate the four elements of our…
View PostDon’t take life for granted
"In the blink of an eye, everything can change." A student examines how this truth…
View PostLove and compassion
Speaking on developing close relationships without attachment and teaching on the meaning of love and…
View PostEgo, A Tibetan Buddhist perspective
Is the word ego, as we commonly use it, the same as self-grasping ignorance? Venerable…
View PostLetting go of identities
Exploring how meditation on emptiness and bodhicitta provides a way to let go of our…
View PostMind training
Covering the sections in Chapter 7 “Cultivating a Compassionate Intention” and “Mind Training.”
View PostOpen Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
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