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Setting a good motivation for surgery
A student shares how setting a strong virtuous motivation transformed her experience of undergoing brain…
View PostSelf-centeredness
Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness, and how to use mindfulness and introspective awareness to reduce…
View PostTransforming the judgmental mind
Can we really hold all beings dear, even those whose actions are harmful? These talks…
View PostContinuation of the discussion of karma
A tragic event near the Abbey introduces understanding how what happens in daily life affects…
View PostCultivating contentment
How contentment cannot be found in external possessions and relationships but stems from developing our…
View PostHis Holiness the Dalai Lama and compassion
Looking to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as an example for our own lives.
View PostThe source of happiness and problems
What is real happiness? We think happiness comes from external situations and objects, but the…
View PostPurifying environmental effects of karma
Discussion of rebirths into war, disease, drought, and poverty, and the effects of the four…
View PostThe reality of adversity
Learn to smile and let go instead of flipping out, even in the most difficult…
View Post10 nonvirtues and results explained
What creates seeds of karma? Results of even small everyday thoughts, words and actions many…
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