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 Fear of losing our identity
One of our biggest fears is losing our identity, and this very much feeds into…
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Fear about the world
Anxiety about the state of the world can be eased by reflecting on the kindness…
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The wisdom of fear
The difference between wisdom fear and panicky fear. Fear in Buddhism is an awareness of…
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Why talk about fear?
Why should we talk about fear? Our minds will conjure up all sorts of things…
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Dependent arising and compassion, continued
How to develop compassion by seeing all sentient beings as our kind mothers.
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How can we deal with anger?
Venerable Chodron explains how anger, a negative emotion, creates problems in our lives, and how…
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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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Wisdom and compassion
Seeing the kindness of sentient beings and understanding that our enlightenment depends on them.
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Disappointment and delight—the eight worldly c...
Confronting the eight worldly concerns will transform our attachments and emotional afflictions into happiness and…
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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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