Thubten Chodron
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Anger, imputations and assumptions
We impute meaning on things and expect others to agree without clarifying.
View PostAnger and the self-centered mind
How to oppose the self-centered mind and more techniques for dealing with anger.
View PostContemplating the faults of anger
Two faults of anger to contemplate and why Buddhahood depends on even cockroaches.
View PostAnger and attachment are equally unhelpful
How anger and attachment cause us to exaggerate and project qualities onto people and things.
View PostCompassion in our country
How harming others is actually harming ourselves and the importance of compassion.
View PostBuddhist Monastic Experience
How Tibetan Buddhism can help modern people live ethically and with compassion.
View PostCompassion in the workplace
How to repay the kindness of others using our unique talents and abilities.
View PostMaster the core of practice, rise to the challenge
Reflections on building a vibrant Buddhist community in the modern age.
View PostConducive conditions to develop serenity
Explaining the six essential conditions necessary for developing serenity in retreat, drawing from Indian and…
View PostCommitments and instructions of mind training
The measure of having transformed one’s thoughts, the commitments of thought training, and instructions of…
View PostThe five powers in life and death
Changing adverse circumstances into the path and elucidating a lifetime’s practice.
View PostThe importance of developing serenity
Covering a descriptive definition of serenity, and explaining some of the many benefits of developing…
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