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Venerable Thubten Chodron Attachment to body, friends, and family
Commentary on verses by Shantideva covering antidotes for attachment to the body, friends, and relatives.
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The meaning of compassion
What compassion means, the three kinds of suffering that warrant compassion, and compassion’s connection to…
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Holding a retreat mind
Three ways to visualize Manjushri and how to set up a proper retreat environment.
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Review of Chapter Five: “Guarding Alertness...
Review of the second half of Chapter 5 covering Shantideva's explanation of how to train…
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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Review of Chapter Five: “Guarding Alertness...
Review of the first half of Chapter 5 "Guarding Alertness," (introspective awareness) from Shantideva's "Engaging…
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Nonviolence and compassion
A student responds to Venerable Thubten Chodron's talk on the causes and effects of war.
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Living in the jaws of death
Shantideva's advice for overcoming laziness and developing enthusiasm for practicing the Dharma. Commentary on verses…
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Afflictions, our real enemy
Finishing teaching from Chapter 4, describing how to see afflictions as our real enemy and…
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Venerable Thubten Nyima Listening to my body
Personal health issues can increase awareness of our interdependence with others.
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Surgery with bodhicitta
Venerable Chodron talks about how she prepared for her recent surgery.
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Preservation of Tibet’s culture and environment
Among His Holiness' principal commitments is to preserve Tibetan culture and to protect the environment.…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on giving your body away
A guided meditation on thought transformation in which we dedicate the four elements of our…
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