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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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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Seeing our attachment to anger is the first step to transforming it.
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An incarcerated person shares his experience of learning patience from a cell mate.
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Ways to respond constructively to environmental degradation instead of feeling helpless.
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