Working with Emotions
How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.
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Exchanging self and others and taking and giving
How the taking and giving meditation is a powerful tool for eradicating self-centeredness and cultivating…
View PostRules of the universe and the benefits of cherishing...
How to identify our personal "Rules of the Universe" and their connection to the self-centered…
View PostThe disadvantages of self-centeredness
Decreasing self-centeredness broadens our view beyond ourselves and changes our relationship with others and the…
View PostLearning, Living, and Teaching Bodhicitta
The publication of Venerable Thubten Chodron's panel talk at The International Conference on the Life,…
View PostClarifying misconceptions about compassion
How Lama Tsongkhapa's teachings help to clarify misconceptions about compassion and why ethical conduct is…
View Post“Samsara, Nirvana and Buddha Nature”: An...
Anger is one of the afflictions causing us to revolve in samsara. A commentary on…
View PostCreating habits for happiness
How to establish daily habits at home and at work that will lead to greater…
View PostThe kindness of others
Contemplating the kindness of others promotes a feeling of being connected and establishes a firm…
View PostEqualizing and exchanging self and others
Equalizing ourselves and others means recognizing that others wish for joy and freedom from misery…
View PostLove and compassion
Developing love and compassion, steps four and five of the seven-point instruction to cultivate altruism,…
View PostThe seven-point instruction of cause and effect
How to reflect on the first three steps of the seven-point instruction to recognize the…
View PostCultivating compassion and equanimity
Equanimity, a mind free from bias and indifference, is important in order to have the…
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