Working with Emotions
How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.
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The kindness of others
The third of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Further…
View PostDeveloping compassion
The second of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Learning…
View PostDeveloping equanimity
The first of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. The…
View PostBuddhism and consumerism
A talk on how consumerism affects society and its impact on Buddhism in America.
View PostCuring our self-centeredness
Compassion can serve as a powerful antidote to our self-preoccupation and free us from our…
View PostGenuine aspiration and resistance
Kindness for oneself relieves the internal struggle to commit to the Dharma.
View PostMaking decisions for long term benefit
How to find true long term happiness by acting ethically and benefiting others.
View PostPurifying our wrong actions
Explanation of generating regret for our past actions and making a determination not to repeat…
View PostCraving for pleasures
How we cling to sense pleasures, our own ways of doing things, and examining if…
View PostEthical conduct and motivation
The meaning of happiness, how anger and attachment cause suffering, and the benefits of a…
View PostCultivating emotional balance
Focusing on our own problems only makes them worse. Expanding our view to consider other…
View PostSelf-centeredness and being spiritually stuck
How to overcome our own worst enemy and progress spiritually.
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