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Venerable Thubten Chodron Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Introduction
An introduction to the lojong teachings and a brief overview of the Buddhist worldview as…
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Defusing our hot buttons
Practical advice on how to identify our “buttons”—the expectations and preconceptions that set our anger…
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Incarcerated people Friendship
After burning every bridge and pushing away every potential ally, an incarcerated person finds himself…
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Keeping balance
Necessity for cultivating kindness and compassion for others in addition to practicing meditation.
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Giving up married life
An interview with Venable Chodron about how she decided to become a Buddhist nun.
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Beliefs turned on their head
An incarcerated person finds that his attachment to the traditional cultural beliefs he grew up…
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Comparison of God and Buddha
An explanation of deity practice touching on the difference between the Judeo-Chistian God and Buddha.…
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Joyous effort
Cultivating antidotes to discouragement and laziness helps our Dharma practice.
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Questions from children
Why do you shave your head? and many other questions from the children at the…
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Our precious human life
Understanding the freedom and fortune that we currently have to learn and practice the Dharma.
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Inner peace
Overcoming the discontented mind opens the way to greater compassion. How to face our fears…
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Awareness that sets you free
The ways being in prison has forced an incarcerated person to face his delusions and…
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