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Teachings on the mental affliction of attachment, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Flattening our pride
The importance of being receptive and open to Dharma teachings, especially when they push our…
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Overcoming confusion
A new series of teachings on a text by Je Rinpoche. Setting the scene for…
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Lama Tsongkhapa The Essence of a Human Life
Verses by Lama Tsongkhapa on how to use our precious human life to pursue what…
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Chapter 1: Verses 20-24
The essential thing to remember is don't engage in nonvirtue, engage in virtue. How do…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 3
Review of the three mental nonvirtuous pathways of action: covetousness, maliciousness, and wrong view.
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Suffering is like a dream
Looking at things and people in a more realistic way can help us have a…
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37 Practices: Verses 11-16
The bodhisattva practices describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to…
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Our capacity for kindness
Cultivating compassion for specific groups of people and how this inner work transforms our everyday…
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Kenneth Mondal
Venerable Thubten Semkye Becoming our own best friend
How to cultivate a healthy long-term friendship with ourselves. Learning to recognize the self-centered thought…
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37 Practices: Verses 4-8
Looking at "bad" friends who take us away from the Dharma and cherishing the spiritual…
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