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Exploring the Buddha’s teachings
Becoming aware of what cyclic existence is and developing a sincere wish to be free…
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The extensive offering practice
A beautiful text describing how to make offerings, composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
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Religious diversity and religious harmony
Speaking with people of differing religious beliefs gives us the chance to grow. How do…
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Speaking of the faults of others
Belief in the faults of others and ourselves lead to missed opportunities for love.
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Working with karma
How we create karma and what we can do to create the causes for happiness…
View Post![Venerable Chodron in the early years of her ordination.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/venchodron-early-photo-1217-feature-1.jpg)
You’re becoming a what?
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares her experience as a Westerner who made the decision to become…
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Western Buddhist nuns
What it's like to be a Buddhist nun in the West, the challenges faced and…
View Post![Venerable Chodron teaching at Gardenia Center.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/venchodron-gardenia-2010-feature-1.jpg)
A commentary on “The Rose”
A Buddhist perspective on the lyrics of a popular song reveals insights on our lived…
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Prison outreach in Mexico
Buddhist principles that are transforming prison outreach are taught to leaders in a Mexican correctional…
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Physical and verbal pathways of virtue
Refraining from the nonvirtues of body and speech and acting in the opposite way.
View Post![Venerable Chodron meditating.](https://thubtenchodron.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/teachings-ven-chodron-ut-austin-1.jpg)
Impermanence, dukkha and selflessness
Questions and answers on the first seal followed by teachings on the second seal: all…
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