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Incarcerated people Creating problems
Reflections by a person in prison about his recent treatment of others, contrasting it with…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Practical guidelines for good living
How and why we take refuge and an elaboration on the specific and common guidelines…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Practical peace and contentment
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to 'Taming the Mind,' a "practical application of the…
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Antidotes to the habit of complaining
Advice on taming bad habits and cultivating good, such as nurturing antidotes to our tendency…
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Jewels of the Dharma
The nuns in service of the Dharma inspire compassion and loving-kindness to take root in…
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The creator of happiness and suffering
Exploring the concept that the mind is the true source of happiness and suffering. Thus,…
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An almost riot
A person in prison reflects on the power people have, to bring about change when…
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Friendliness
Too judgmental? Take people close to you for granted? Feeling closed off? These practices increase…
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Discontent and contentment
Our society conditions us to believe that what we do, have or are is never…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 99-100
Verses describing the developing the conventional bodhicitta and then following the bodhisattva path to bring…
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