ethical conduct

Teachings on ethical conduct, a fundamental Buddhist practice that is based on avoiding harmful actions and engaging in constructive actions.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: Karma in daily life

Practical ways that we can reflect on karma so we can transform habitual behavior patterns…

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Retreatants with Venerable Chodron at the Phendeling Centre teaching.
Living with an Open Heart

Cultivating happiness and contentment

Happiness comes from a mind free from disturbing emotions. not from external things. Cultivating a…

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Retreatants with Venerable Chodron at the Phendeling Centre teaching.
Living with an Open Heart

Examining our expectations of others

With a realistic view of others—friends and family and coworkers—we can avoid disappointment and conflict,…

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Venerable Chodron signs a book for a Dharma student at Tibet House Frankfurt.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Questions and answers on karma

Responses to questions on karma and its effects. Understanding karma through the analogy of a…

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Venerable Chodron signs a book for a Dharma student at Tibet House Frankfurt.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The results of negative karma

Reflecting on the three types of karmic results and the results of specific actions helps…

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Venerable Chodron signs a book for a Dharma student at Tibet House Frankfurt.
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

The sixteen practices for higher rebirth

Practical advice on what to abandon and what to practice to create the causes for…

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A Nun's Life

Life as a Western Buddhist nun

What it means to live as a nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Contemplating specific aspects of karma

The naturally negative actions and those proscribed by the Buddha. The eight favorable conditions for…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Virtuous karma and its effects

How virtuous karma is created and the types of results it brings. An explanation of…

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Gomchen Lamrim

The effects of negative karma

Reflecting on the karmic results of each of the 10 nonvirtues inspires us to abstain…

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