Love and Self-esteem

How to develop unbiased love and a true sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.

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Cultivating Love and Compassion Retreats (2015)

Teachings from the Cultivating Love Retreat and Developing Compassion Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2015.

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Power of Love and Compassion Retreats (2013)

Teachings given at the Power of Love Retreat and Power of Compassion Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2013.

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Love and Self-esteem

Seeing kindness everywhere

By recognizing the kindness all around us we will open our hearts to everyone.

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Love and Self-esteem

Live each day with loving-kindness

Practical tips on how to bring loving-kindness into our daily lives and interpersonal relationships.

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Love and Self-esteem

The path to self-acceptance

Learn to let go of unrealistic expectations and develop good qualities by practicing self-acceptance and…

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Love and Self-esteem

Building your inner confidence

How to build confidence by accepting who we are, becoming our own friend, and recognizing…

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Love and Self-esteem

Building confidence to live your life to the fullest

What it means to have confidence, and how to develop stable self-confidence through self-acceptance and…

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Love and Self-esteem

Seeing the kindness of all beings

When we recognize how friends, strangers and even those we have difficulty with are kind…

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Love and Self-esteem

Being a friend to yourself

Cultivating self-acceptance, letting go of false thoughts about ourselves and caring for others leads to…

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Love and Self-esteem

No need to fake it: Developing true self-confidence

Our good qualities, the basic purity of our mind and inborn potential, are the basis…

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Love and Self-esteem

Genuine self-confidence

Self-confidence is the opposite of self-centeredness. As women, we should be secure in our commitments…

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Love and Self-esteem

Love does no harm

How to practice harmlessness and love through good ethical conduct, especially in terms of our…

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Love and Self-esteem

Wisdom, love, and hatred

Verses from Buddhist scriptures on how to overcome the obstacles to cultivating love.

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Love and Self-esteem

Obstacles and antidotes

Further discussion of the obstacles to cultivating love and how to work with them.

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