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Relate to others with awareness of their kindness and the wish to benefit them.

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Venerable Chodron teaching in Singapore, smiling after being offered flowers.
Cultivating Healthy Relationships

A peaceful heart in a complex world

Changing relationships can begin with kindness in action, speech and thought.

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Father walking hand-in-hand with two children.
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Guiding one’s child

The correct motivation for parenting wisely.

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Closeup of Venerable Chodron teaching.
Speaking Wisely and Kindly

Hurtful words, healing words

Being mindful of our speech so as to prevent ourselves from harming others.

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Couple holding hands.
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Romance and family life

Buddhist advice for parents and for youth on romantic love and relationships.

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Young girl smiling in classroom.
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Questions from children

Why do you shave your head? and many other questions from the children at the…

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
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Communication and understanding conflict styles

People deal with conflict differently, and it is helpful to know and understand what's really…

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
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Redefining boundaries

Looking at boundaries with a Dharma perspective.

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
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Wanting to fix others

How looking at our problems and addressing them is more beneficial than trying to fix…

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
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Love and attachment

How to not only recognize the difference between love and attachment but how to be…

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Friends together and smiling. (Photo by Debbie Tingzon)
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Cultivating better relationships

Practical ways to improve relationships through good ethical conduct and communication.

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Couple exchanging rings at wedding ceremony.
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A celebration of love

A Buddhist couple share on the format of their wedding celebration, which included guided meditations…

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A couple's hands together.
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A Buddhist marriage blessing

Practices that couples getting married can do to make merit and share their deepest aspirations…

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