Thubten Chodron
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How feelings create dukkha
Becoming aware of how our lives revolve around feelings of pleasant, unpleasant and neutral helps…
View PostAntidotes to desire
Meditating on the body as a skeleton as an antidote to desire, and looking at…
View PostJoyfully swimming upstream
Monastics from different traditions discussed the significance of the Vinaya and its application in a…
View PostLiving in harmony when things fall apart
Ways to respond constructively to environmental degradation instead of feeling helpless.
View PostWhite Tara deity sadhana with guided meditation
White Tara sadhana with guided meditation and audio recordings of the mantras.
View PostKarma ripening
Considering the death penalty and the justice system after clemency for a man on death…
View PostMindfulness of the body
The specific characteristics of the body, the benefits of meditating on the body, and how…
View PostA commentary on “The Rose”
A Buddhist perspective on the lyrics of a popular song reveals insights on our lived…
View PostA death row attorney on her work
An attorney for a man facing execution speaks about the transformative power of the Buddha's…
View PostThe two manners of meditation
How we grasp at the four observed objects: body, feelings, mind and phenomena. The common…
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