Search results for “second noble truth”
Venerable Thubten Chodron Physical prison versus samsaric prison
Watching the mind's reaction to food. Looking at attachment, seeing where it leads us. Examining…
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Our precious human life
Understanding the freedom and fortune that we currently have to learn and practice the Dharma.
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A Buddhist perspective on friends
Buddhist teachings offer youth helpful tips in dealing with friendships: difficult friends, peer pressure, how…
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The benefits and causes of bodhicitta
How bodhicitta, our true friend and refuge, makes our lives more meaningful.
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The advantages of bodhicitta
Why should we pursue the Buddhist ideal of being of benefit to all living beings?…
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Infallible effects of karma
Avoiding and purifying the negative karma created through the actions of our body, speech, and…
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Nine-point death meditation
By reflecting carefully and thoroughly on death and impermanence, we reach the conclusion that we…
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The preliminaries
How the Buddhist teachings plant in our minds the seed of the realizations that will…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama 
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Norman New - Nov 18, 2001
Behind the scenes with Venerable Thubten Chodron
A broad discussion about becoming a nun, founding an abbey in North America, and the…
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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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