The types of doubt and how to overcome them, and how to relate to a spiritual mentor.
Overcoming three kinds of doubt
Tag Archives | Tara
Obstacles to generosity
The “shackles of miserliness” and the “flood of attachment” that we seek Tara’s protection from.
The robbers of wrong views
How wrong views about the law of karma and the nature of reality create create difficulties for us in life.
Love, compassion, and bodhicitta
Cultivating equanimity as the basis for genuine love, compassion, and bodhicitta.
Jealousy: Its definition and antidotes
How jealousy can relate to our view of oppression and the antidotes to overcoming jealousy.
How anger functions
How anger works and its disadvantages.
Types of arrogance and ignorance
Seven types of arrogance, and the second of the eight dangers, the elephant of ignorance.
How arrogance plays out in our lives
The first verse of the First Dalai Lama’s poem on the “Eight Dangers.”
Questions and answers on the establishments of mindfulness
A discussion of mindfulness of feelings. Neutral feelings and how they arise, attachment to children. A reading of A Song to Mummy Tara
A Song to Mummy Tara in These Dire Times
At the request of Venerable Lobsang Tenpa and Friends of Sravasti Abbey Russia, Venerable Chodron composed this prayer to Tara.