fortitude
Fortitude is the ability to remain resolute and calm in the face of hardship or suffering. The mind undisturbed by harm has the fortitude of non-retaliation, the fortitude of enduring suffering, and the fortitude to practice the Dharma.
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Chapter 6: Verses 10-12
How we can transform the difficulties into the path to awakening and maintain a happy…
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Importance of taking refuge to heart and relying on the Three Jewels.
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Living with the attitude of "what can I give" as our daily meditation. Training to…
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Members of a Buddhist group in Spokane, Washington, practice the six far-reaching attitudes.
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The afflictions are not the nature of the mind. Anger is just a moment, and…
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As children we were totally dependent on the kindness of others. Seeing that, we become…
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Through the force of her compassion, a Buddhist nun overcomes difficulties to establish a home…
View PostGasp! I was the angry person you were talking about!
Seeing our attachment to anger is the first step to transforming it.
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