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Venerable Thubten Chodron His Holiness the Dalai Lama and compassion
Looking to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as an example for our own lives.
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The source of happiness and problems
What is real happiness? We think happiness comes from external situations and objects, but the…
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Purifying environmental effects of karma
Discussion of rebirths into war, disease, drought, and poverty, and the effects of the four…
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Incarcerated people The reality of adversity
Learn to smile and let go instead of flipping out, even in the most difficult…
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10 nonvirtues and results explained
What creates seeds of karma? Results of even small everyday thoughts, words and actions many…
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Walking meditation and its benefits
Looking for different ways to meditate? Walking meditation has many benefits for the body and…
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Clarifying the status of the “Geshe-ma”
A clarification of the status of women in the Tibetan monastic community: how the issues…
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Sitting with difficulty
An incarcerated person describes the benefit of sitting with discomfort and sharing the suffering of…
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The pajama room
A person in prison experiences a spiritual awakening unlike any he had anticipated.
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Building confidence and self-esteem
Ways to overcome low self-esteem and release self-destructive behavior.
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