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Self-compassion
What self-compassion is and what it is not, plus a discussion on obstacles to self-compassion…
View PostCompassion, empathy, and attachment
Guided meditations on compassion, the difference between compassion and empathy, and compassion practice in Mahayana…
View PostIdentifying anxiety
The path from worry to fear and anxiety, and the stories we tell ourselves along…
View PostWhen compassion arises
A talk about what compassion is, where the word comes from, and what happens when…
View PostA refutation of Vaisesika soteriology
Completion of commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and beginning the section on “A…
View PostSelf and suffering, part 2 with questions and answers
Continued commentary on the section "Self and Suffering” and Venerable Thubten Chodron answers questions.
View PostEquanimity and bodhicitta
The great scope practices with a meditation on equanimity, plus the first steps in the…
View PostApproaching the Buddhist Path
An overview of and short reading from "Approaching the Buddhist Path," Volume 1 of The…
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