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Anger dial on a console.
Healing Anger

Anger

Explaining how anger arises and is deceptive, the difference between anger and the behavior, having…

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Four nuns with four Sravasti Abbey cats named after the four immeasurables.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Equanimity and forgiveness

Practicing equanimity with those we dislike, cultivating kindness in everyday life, and what it means…

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
Family and Friends

Redefining boundaries

Looking at boundaries with a Dharma perspective.

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Turkey mother leads her babies onto the front porch.
Dharma Guide Training

Leading a discussion on forgiveness

Practice session on leading a group discussion about forgiveness.

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Friends together and smiling. (Photo by Debbie Tingzon)
Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Cultivating better relationships

Practical ways to improve relationships through good ethical conduct and communication.

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Venerable with a woman and a soldier at the Gaza Strip.
Travels

In the Holy Land, Israel and Palestine

Political conflict affects the lives of people of all faiths and backgrounds throughout the Holy…

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Many statutes of bodhisattvas.
LR13 Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Root bodhisattva vows: Vows 1 to 4

Commentary on the first four of the eighteen root bodhisattva vows.

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A woman looking very sad and despair.
Science and Buddhism

The Mind and Life III Conference: Emotions and health

Do buddhas have emotions? Why do we feel low self-esteem and self-hatred? Finding peace through…

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