Contentment and Happiness
How to find real happiness by developing our inner qualities and cultivating a peaceful mind.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Caught up in consumerism
Acquiring things and going into debt does not fill up the empty hole of dissatisfaction.…
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The Buddhist approach to happiness
Living life with the view that my happiness is most important actually leads to unhappiness.…
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Optimism and renunciation
Response to a query from a SAFE student on how to have an optimistic mind…
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The power of optimism
Rejoicing in the positive mental states and good hearts of Abbey friends.
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Inner peace, world peace
How freeing the mind from destructive emotions can change the world.
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The formula for happiness
In searching for happiness we need to cultivate our ability to love people more openly,…
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The love of money
How attachment to wealth breeds anxiety and dissatisfaction, and how contentment with what we have…
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Love people, not pleasure
In the search for happiness, attachment to fame and reputation is a major cause of…
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Simplifying our lives
Letting go of life's complications by giving up the dissatisfied mind and closing down the…
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Cultivating contentment
How contentment cannot be found in external possessions and relationships but stems from developing our…
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The source of happiness and problems
What is real happiness? We think happiness comes from external situations and objects, but the…
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Buddhism and consumerism
A talk on how consumerism affects society and its impact on Buddhism in America.
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