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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Venerable Thubten Chodron Finding our way
A reflection on the Dharma, working with afflictions, self-esteem, ordination, and living within the precepts.…
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Tsultrim Palmo Life in Gampo Abbey—Western style
A description of the practices and commitments of the residents of Gampo Abbey.
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Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 18-21
The auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to the far-reaching attitude of patience and joyous effort.
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Wrath, vengeance, spite, jealousy
Summary of disturbing attitudes that arise from anger and specific antidotes.
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Non-hatred and non-bewilderment
How to be open-minded to develop patience and love. The importance of thinking about and…
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Non-attachment and non-hatred
How to cultivate non-attachment yet not adopt aversion or repression.
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Complementary nature of the perfections
Examining how each of the six far-reaching practices work together to complement and support each…
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The far-reaching practice of patience
Exploring the far-reaching attitude of patience by looking at the patience of voluntarily enduring difficulty…
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The patience of not retaliating
Exploring the patience of not retaliating by looking at the antidotes to anger.
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Anger and its antidotes
Continuing to explore the far-reaching attitude of patience by looking at the disadvantage of anger…
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Disadvantages of anger
A look at the far-reaching attitude of patience by exploring the disadvantages of anger and…
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Ethics and the other perfections
How the far-reaching attitude of ethics is practiced in each of the other far-reaching attitudes.
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