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We all can overcome our wrong views
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Bodhisattva versus white supremacist
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Charlottesville protest rally.
“An Open-Hearted Life”: Why we need compassion
In the face of human hardship, compassion is the only response that makes sense. It has a ripple effect touching and influencing the others around us.
What the Buddha faced in his life
What the Buddha faced in his life, and how the monastic community was established.
Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 40-46
The final teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints
Motivation to practice
How mindfulness of death and impermanence provides motivation to practice the Dharma, and why we need reasoning and logic as part of our spiritual practice.
Tonglen: Taking and giving
Contemplating the suffering of all sentient beings and how compassion gives courage and energy to practice.
Skillfully dealing with problems
Traditional ways to deal with problems skillfully and four good qualities of suffering.
Problems and unpleasant experiences
The Buddhist explanation of unpleasant experiences and techniques to transform suffering.
The mind and suffering
The Buddhist view on happiness and suffering, how we normally react to problems, and choosing not to believe in the stories our mind tells us.