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Four nuns with four Sravasti Abbey cats named after the four immeasurables.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditating on the four immeasurables

Developing love for all sentient beings, cultivating gratitude, and a discussion about karma.

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Four nuns with four Sravasti Abbey cats named after the four immeasurables.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Introducing the four immeasurables

The meaning of immeasurable equanimity and love and the significance of the word "all" when…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on cultivating the four immeasurable thou...

The more we familiarize ourselves with the four immeasurable thoughts—love, compassion, joy and equanimity—the more…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

It’s time to change your mind

Mind transformation as the essence of Buddhism, the Four Immeasurables, and how to cultivate positive…

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Medicine Buddha Weeklong Retreat 2021

“Letter to a Friend”: Verse 40 review

How we can cultivate the four immeasurables of love, compassion, joy, and equanimity, and how…

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Cultivating Concentration Retreat 2020

Concentration as a Buddhist practice

Instructions on walking meditation, the four immeasurables as aids to concentration, the breath as an…

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Venerable holding a microphone and teaching.
Medicine Buddha

Medicine Buddha practice: The seven limb prayer

The second of three talks given at a retreat on the Medicine Buddha practice in…

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Thangka image of Medicine Buddha.
Medicine Buddha

Explanation of the Medicine Buddha practice

The first of three talks given at a retreat on the Medicine Buddha practice in…

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Wooden Kuan Yin Statue
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2018

Immeasurable equanimity

The importance of the four immeasurables and an in-depth look into immeasurable equanimity.

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Closeup of Ven. Chodron's face while teaching.
Karma and Your Life

Karma and compassion: Part 2 of 2

The four immeasurables (love, compassion, joy, equanimity) as antidotes to negative karma.

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