Dharma in Daily Life
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 3)
Harsh speech sometimes happens in close relationships. In a marital argument, both parties feel hurt…
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The third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 2)
When adults scare children by saying there are ghosts, this is a form of harsh…
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The third nonvirtue of speech: Harsh speech (part 1)
Harsh speech includes criticizing, denigrating, and humiliating others. Or we may scold others to “guide”…
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The second nonvirtue of speech: Divisive speech (par...
Divisive speech often arises in the workplace, when a group of people gets together to…
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The second nonvirtue of speech: Divisive speech (par...
Divisive speech often arises when others do what we don’t like, and we seek out…
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The first nonvirtue of speech: Lying (part 2)
We have to observe the situations in which we tell lies. If we have done…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Comfort for the grieving
Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…
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The first nonvirtue of speech: Lying (part 1)
The Buddha pointed out four types of speech that we should avoid, the first of…
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Logic and reasoning in daily life
Logic and reasoning can be used to guide our actions, make decisions and also test…
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A Buddhist approach to helping the dying
An interview covering the Buddhist perspective on death, helping others create good karma before death…
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Loss of a loved one to suicide
Response to a student's request for re-visiting a previous conference talk she gave on healing…
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Peace practices: Changing the world from the inside out
Creating a peaceful society starts with changing our own heart and mind. It starts inside…
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