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 Comparing the Buddhist and scientific views of emotions
A look at two viewpoints on the source of disturbing emotions, how they cause problems,…
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How our emotions impact our mind
Understanding how emotions impact the mind helps us work with disturbing emotions and positive emotions.…
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Misconceptions about compassion
While everyone admires compassion, there is a lot of confusion about it. In addition to…
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Overcoming the obstacles to developing compassion
Recognizing the four qualities of self-centeredness that impede developing compasssion and looking at the ways…
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Compassion and interdependence
When we see that we are dependent on others we see the importance of caring…
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A warm heart in a complex world
In terms of having a kind heart it doesn't matter if the world is more…
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Cultivating emotional balance
Learning to handle our emotions instead of being under their control strengthens and makes us…
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Caught up in consumerism
Acquiring things and going into debt does not fill up the empty hole of dissatisfaction.…
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Transforming the mind with compassion
How to cultivate compassion and transform the mind that insists on taking care of "ME."
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Dealing with situations when things fall apart
By changing our perspective, problems and adversity can become the source of resilience and joy.…
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Love does no harm
How to practice harmlessness and love through good ethical conduct, especially in terms of our…
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An open-hearted life: The meaning of compassion
Examining the meaning of compassion from the perspective of Buddhism and psychology with co-authors Venerable…
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