Search results for “our beautiful human potential”
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
A content and disciplined retreat mind
Using the retreat time to develop a healthier way of looking at our behavior. The…
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Taking and giving
The taking and giving meditation, or tonglen, reverses our usual attitude of placing ourselves first…
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Heart-warming love
It is possible to see all beings, whether they are friends, enemies, or strangers, as…
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Sufferings of cyclic existence
We can ground our intention to be free from the endless cycle of samsara by…
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General characteristics of karma
Karma is definite, expandable, doesn't get lost, and results from the causes that we have…
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The eight worldly concerns
How to work with mental obstacles that keep us from practicing the Dharma.
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Renunciation
We are stuck in cyclic existence. Through the teachings, we see the problems of cyclic…
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Yap Wai Ming - Nov 30, 2001
Peace and justice after September 11
Dealing with fear and moving forward with compassion after the September 11, 2001 attacks on…
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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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The King of Prayers
An introduction to, and the full text of, this inspiring prayer that can fill our…
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The purpose of precepts
A talk to the newly ordained about monastic life, a monastic mind, interacting with the…
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