Gems of Wisdom
Short talks on 108 spontaneous verses by the Seventh Dalai Lama Kelsang Gyatso.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 73: Buddhas-to-be
Cultivating a pure view of others and ourselves as future buddhas can be more realistic…
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Verse 74: Every moment matters
How we have autonomy in every moment to work against our habitual patterns and live…
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Verse 75: True heroes
How the mind of a spiritual practitioner stays steadfast amidst the glitter of worldly pleasures.
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Verse 76: The most powerful army
By cultivating an army of positive qualities, we can vanquish our afflictions and be truly…
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Verse 76: The power of spiritual integrity
How developing our good qualities can help us to vanquish all of the afflictions that…
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Verse 77: Freedom from fear
How those who are foolish fear that which does not need to be feared, and…
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Verse 78: The mind of equanimity
On how we can aspire to cultivate a mind that benefits others impartially, just as…
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Verse 79: Freeing the mind from attachment
On how attachment to the most trivial things binds our mind to cyclic existence.
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Verse 80: Dwelling in sublime joy
How having a motivation to be of benefit to others enables us to have a…
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Verse 81: The flying horse
Thinking deeply about whether we truly have a precious human life, and whether we are…
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Verse 82: Impulsiveness
On how conscientiousness and forethought contribute to beneficial behavior, whereas impulsiveness only brings about the…
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Verse 83: Examining the self-centered mind
The importance of looking closely at the self-centered mind that destroys all our happiness.
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