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Venerable Thubten Chodron Taking retreat into daily life
For those coming out of the one-month retreat: how to come out of retreat and…
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Explanation of the Dorje Khadro fire offering
Visualizations of empowering deities, offering and praise, mantra explanation, and ending instructions for the Dorje…
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Doubting one’s capabilities
Doubting our own capabilities brings a lot of useless anxiety. What we don't know, we…
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Fear of being disliked
Attachment to reputation brings a lot of suffering. Being able to own up to our…
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Antidotes to the fear of separation
Parting from those we love is inevitable. Sending our loved ones on with love eases…
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Fear of separation from loved ones
Attachment to those we love causes fear and anxiety about separating from them, and actually…
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The weight of karmic actions
The heaviness or lightness of our karmic actions are determined by five factors. We look…
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The need for correct discernment
We need to be able to discern whether our fear is based on a clear…
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Emotions, refuge, and emptiness
Observing how sleep patterns may change during retreat due to the calming of the mind,…
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Fear of losing things
Fear of poverty can make it difficult to be generous. Practicing giving helps us loosen…
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Making life meaningful in prison
Sravasti Abbey reaches those in prison by offering teachings on DVD to prison libraries.
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Fear regarding the economy
Cultivating contentment and not getting caught up in consumerism eases our anxiety, no matter the…
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