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Venerable Thubten Chodron Being easy to speak to
Being humble means respecting and appreciating different ways of thinking.
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Objects for hindrances to cultivating serenity
The hindrances of dullness and excitement and the antidotes we can apply when these arise.
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Living in the jaws of death
Shantideva's advice for overcoming laziness and developing enthusiasm for practicing the Dharma. Commentary on verses…
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Make every day a miracle
Practical advice on how to create the causes for happiness in our daily lives.
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Posture and objects for cultivating serenity
The eight-point Vairocana meditation position and what object to take as your mental object to…
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Q&A on the 12 links of dependent origination
Teaching from Chapter 7, covering students' questions on the links of karma and renewed existence.
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Our game plan in a time of war
How to work with the emotions that arise in our minds in response to the…
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Cultivating special insight and serenity
The prerequisites to cultivate special insight and the preliminary practices condensed in the seven-limb prayer.
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Renewed existence
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, describing renewed existence in Sanskrit tradition and in Pali tradition.
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Averting the causes of war
Looking at war and current events from a Dharma perspective. Further commentary on verses 3…
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