mindfulness
Teachings on mindfulness, a mental factor that enables the mind to stay on its chosen object. These include teachings on mindfulness in developing concentration and keeping ethical conduct.
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Bob Wilson Transforming aging and illness into the path
One of Venerable Chodron's long-time students contemplates acceptance and slowing down.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Building confidence to live your life to the fullest
What it means to have confidence, and how to develop stable self-confidence through self-acceptance and…
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Chapter 7: Verses 59-76
Cultivating the far-reaching practice of joyous effort brings joy to dharma practice and is a…
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The three higher trainings and the eight fold path
The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…
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Kenneth Mondal 
Some challenges of changing religions
What to do when we find ourselves applying conditioning from our religion of origin to…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Compassionate understanding of emotions
How a compassionate understanding of how emotions play out in our minds gives us a…
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Being a Dharma community
There is value in practicing and meditating with others. When we participate in our Dharma…
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Luis - Jul 17, 2018
Luis The great illusion of duality
The extremes of reward and terror are but illusions. In a poem, a student examines…
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Mindful awareness
Mindful awareness helps us to observe, accept and take responsibility for our emotions, so we…
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Getting rid of my buttons
Wrong conceptions lie at the root of many of the problems we encounter in dealing…
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