Thubten Chodron
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Nelson Mandela - Jun 18, 2011
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela’s advice
Nelson Mandela's advice for those who are facing incarceration.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron In the land of identities
What is identity? Past experience does not have to determine what we do now. Examining…
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Gena Butler
- Jun 18, 2011
Getting back on track
Studying the Dharma can give us insight into how our self-imposed pain leads to more…
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The meeting of Sri Lankan and Tibetan monks
Theravada and Mahayana leaders exchanging ideas in Dharamsala, 1990.
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Practicing for a loved one who is ill
Advice for a student struggling with her Dharma practice since the onset of her mother's…
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Who is making this decision, anyway?
The criteria that help us make Dharma-inspired decisions and how reflecting on emptiness can give…
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Building courage and compassion
Cultivating compassion towards those whose values seem to be completely different than ours.
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Jordan Van Voast
- Jun 18, 2011
Journey to the operating room and beyond
A student shares how he used the Dharma to work with fear and pain when…
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The life of Venerable Sek Fatt Kuan: compassion in a...
Through the force of her compassion, a Buddhist nun overcomes difficulties to establish a home…
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Author's name withheld on request
- Jun 18, 2011
Working in a jail
A jail employee writes about how he works with incarcerated people and families with an…
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Jobekah Trotta
- Jun 18, 2011
A remarkable story
A mother's story of how her son was changed by reading a Dharma book and…
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Are Buddhists ambitious?
Ambition and the Buddhist path. Distinguishing between postive and negative ambition.
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