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Venerable Thubten Chodron Compassion in action: a life of service
Reflections on being part of the first generation of Western monastics and what it means…
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Why do I protect myself and not others?
Using reasoning to move beyond the self-centered attitude and care about the happiness and suffering…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Excellent qualities can be built up cumulatively
Explaining how the mind can be habituated to excellent qualities that can be built up…
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What is prayer?
A discussion of the nature of prayer in Buddhism and recognizing the kindness of others.
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Excellent qualities can be cultivated limitlessly
Describing the clear and cognizant nature of the mind as the stable basis for developing…
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Dispelling all suffering
How it is possible to have a mind that wishes to dispel the suffering of…
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Nature of the mind
Explaining how the nature of the mind is free from pollutants, such that good qualities…
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Equalizing self and other ultimately
Explanation of the last three points of the equalizing self and other meditation including review…
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Understanding ignorance
Explaining how afflictions are rooted in ignorance and how we can eradicate ignorance, continuing the…
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Others have been kind
Explanation of the second three points of the nine-point equalizing self and others meditation.
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Afflictions are the enemy
Explaining the reason how it is possible to cultivate powerful antidotes to the afflictions, continuing…
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