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Venerable Thubten Chodron Mindfulness of the mind and phenomena
Mindfulness of the mind gets us in touch with the workings of the mind. Mindfulness…
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Examining our expectations of others
With a realistic view of others—friends and family and coworkers—we can avoid disappointment and conflict,…
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What makes karma powerful
Reflecting on four ways in which karma is powerful helps us to make our virtuous…
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The nonvirtues of stealing and sexual misconduct
The four branches of a complete karma for stealing and sexual misconduct. Looking at sexual…
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Becoming a better person
Practical steps on how to improve our ethical conduct and be kinder to those around…
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Appreciating our opportunities
A motivation on appreciating all the causes and conditions for our precious human rebirth, and…
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Antidotes to anger
How to use our understanding of karma to work with the angry mind. Verses 16-21…
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Overcoming the five hindrances to concentration
The antidotes for the five hindrances to developing meditative concentration.
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Ethical conduct and precepts
The higher training of ethical conduct: the eight types of precepts taken for liberation, and…
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The ten non virtuous paths of action
The three physical and four verbal non-virtues, focusing on the four factors required for them…
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A precious opportunity
How to meditate on the eight freedoms and 10 fortunes of a precious human rebirth…
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Verse 26: Small negativities, strong poisons
Small transgressions in ethical conduct can reap large results, so be careful of even the…
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