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Surgery with bodhicitta
Venerable Chodron talks about how she prepared for her recent surgery.
View PostImperceptible forms
Explaining imperceptible form, why different tenet schools describe that differently and describing the combinations of…
View PostThe enemy of the afflictions
Continuing with Verses 28 - 33 of Chapter 4, which point out how the afflictions…
View PostPracticing Dharma with mental illness
Mental illness need not be an obstacle to practicing the Dharma.
View PostIntention karma and intended karma
Teaching on intention karma and intended karma and explaining the views of different tenet systems.
View PostHow the afflictions deceive us
Teaching on the importance of identifying how the afflictions work in our mind and experience…
View PostIn praise of great compassion
Interview for the Wisdom Podcast on "In Praise of Great Compassion," Volume 5 of The…
View PostTransforming adversity into bodhicitta
The difficulties of the pandemic are a special challenge for those who are incarcerated.
View PostDeveloping bodhicitta
A man serving a life sentence transforms feelings of dread into compassion for all beings.
View PostTransforming adversity
When our lives are changed because of illness, we still practice the Dharma.
View PostThe workings of karma
Beginning Chapter 12, covering the sections on different ways of classifying out actions.
View PostThe kind of person I want to be
Discussing how three mental factors are important for our progress along the path, answering questions,…
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