Search results for “second noble truth”
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Karma, samsara, and dukkha
A comprehensive teaching on the intricate interplay of karma and its myriad manifestations of results.…
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Sufferings of cyclic existence
A realistic look at the defects of cyclic existence and the determination to be free.
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Understanding our situation
The four noble truths as the foundation on which the entire path can be both…
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Taking the ache out of attachment
Looking at how attachment causes problems and real happiness comes from letting go of attachment.
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Bhikkhu Bodhi Whatever happened to the monastic Sangha?
Examining the role of monastics in Western culture, especially as torch-bearers of the Dharma.
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How are we different from turkeys?
Discussion with retreatants on how we are like turkeys who, through ignorance and attachment, do…
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Discriminating wisdom
A discussion covering topics such as "bad friends," dealing with intense emotions, bad dreams, and…
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Arya Tara: A star by which to navigate
Who Tara is, an explanation of the practice of Tara, and how Tara frees us…
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Ajahn Sundara The Theravada sangha goes west
The birth of a Thai Monastery in England. How the female community created a new…
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Discrimination, intention and contact
The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.
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The death and rebirth process
What happens to the consciousnesses as we die, the bardo, and how rebirth occurs.
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