Working with Emotions
How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron My favorite pastime is complaining
The origins of complaining. How to reflect on the kindness of others to counteract the…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Strength, joy, and compassion
Getting clear about what compassion is and is not. Increasing compassion by changing our perspective…
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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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Happiness within ourselves
How the mind is the main source of happiness not external situations. Transforming one's perspective…
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Venerable Thubten Nyima The eight pillars of joy
Venerable Thubten Nyima shares the wisdom of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Genuine compassion
Compassion is an internal attitude that can be deliberately cultivated through practice. Reflection on bringing…
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Ryan - Sep 18, 2017
Ryan Using the 12-step program if you’re a Buddhist
A practitioner explains how he combines the teachings of the Buddha with the valuable 12-step…
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Compassion and interdependence
When we see that we are inextricably interconnected we will see that caring for others…
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Why we need compassion
In the face of human hardship, compassion is the only response that makes sense. It…
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Setting our motivation
Pausing to cultivate a compassionate motivation before we act transforms our mental state, assists us…
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Geshe Chopa Tenzin Lhadron Loving kindness and compassion in daily life
The meaning of loving kindness and compassion, and how we can practice them in daily…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme “An Open-Hearted Life”: Introduction
When we take a compassionate perspective we are better prepared to care for ourselves and…
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