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Cultivating Healthy Relationships

Cultivating better relationships

Practical ways to improve relationships through good ethical conduct and communication.

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Venerable Tarpa in a group discussion at the Abbey.
Working with Emotions

Buddhism and therapy

Bringing the Dharma into the practice of Western psychotherapy.

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Cover of the book 'Healing Anger' by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Transforming War and Terrorism

Healing anger in times of conflict

A commentary on Healing Anger by His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers direct advice on…

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Cover of Working with Anger.
Books

Subduing anger

Story of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's interaction with a group of Los Angeles inner…

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The Manhattan skyline on the anniversary of 9/11.
Transforming War and Terrorism

Compassion after September 11

Applying the Dharma to deal with difficult emotions after the September 11 attacks on the…

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Abbey statue of Samantabhadra.
Texts to Recite and Contemplate

The King of Prayers

An introduction to, and the full text of, this inspiring prayer that can fill our…

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Colorful mural on Vajrasattva on a building in Mexico.
Travels

Retreat in Mexico

Students in Mexico develop confidence in their own ability to work with their minds at…

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Living in Community

The purpose of precepts

A talk to the newly ordained about monastic life, a monastic mind, interacting with the…

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Prison Dharma

Prison revisited

Returning to a federal prison in Ohio to offer bodhisattva vows to a person who…

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Guided Meditations

Guided meditations on the lamrim

A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.

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Guided Meditations

Guided meditations on the lamrim in Spanish

Introduction to the Buddhist view Mind is the source of happiness and pain Mind is…

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