guilt
Teachings on working with the feeling of guilt from a Buddhist perspective.
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Verse 105: The excellent action
Rejoicing to dispel the jealous mind and create skies of merit!
View PostHealing the mind
How to cultivate compassion in healthy and sustainable ways that benefit both ourselves and others.
View PostBeing present
A person in prison reflects on taking inventory of the past, present, and future, and…
View PostVerse 10: Misleading friends
Misleading friends appear kind but encourage us away from our ethics and principles and can…
View PostNotes on preparing for a loved one’s death
What we can do to support loved ones through the dying process, at the time…
View PostForgiving ourselves and others
How to cultivate forgiveness by first accepting our own imperfections and mistakes and extending compassion…
View PostBodhisattva ethical restraints: Auxiliary vows 8-10
The first of the vows concerning far-reaching ethical conduct have to do with our relationship…
View PostThe four opponent powers: Part 1
An overview of the four opponent powers, the benefits of doing purification practice, and a…
View PostLetter to someone whose son committed suicide
Advice to a student working with difficult emotions after his son with schizophrenia committed suicide.
View PostThe Sutra of the Three Heaps
The purification practice of prostration to the 35 Buddhas removes emotional burdens and pacifies obstacles…
View Post108 Verses: Verses 52-53
Developing an understanding of our lives and making decisions that give us long-term benefits.
View PostThe goslings and the terrier
Disaster strikes, forcing a student to make a difficult decision.
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