Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Karma and compassion: Part 2 of 2
The four immeasurables (love, compassion, joy, equanimity) as antidotes to negative karma.
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Karma and compassion: Part 1 of 2
In her discussion of what the Buddha meant by karma, Venerable Chodron talks about how…
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Meditation on love
How love is different from attachment and the benefits of cultivating love.
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Freedoms and fortunes of this life
Exploring our great fortune in having been born in the human realm.
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Precious human life
The meaning, purpose and rarity of the freedoms and fortunes of a precious human life…
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The kindness of others
Recognizing the kindness of others and seeing them as something to be cherished.
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Examining anger and its antidotes
Anger is a broad category of emotions based on exaggeration. When we can recognize it…
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Lama Lobsang Tenpey Gyaltsen A Song of Longing for Tara, the Infallible
An homage and praise to Tara by Lobsang Tenpey Gyaltsen.
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Buddhist education for nuns in Western countries
The ordination and education of nuns in Western countries; Sravasti Abbey as a proving ground…
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Overwhelmed?
We can feel overwhelmed by events or we can feel enthusiastic to solve them. Much…
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Qualities of the student
The qualities of a good disciple as well as the benefits and ways of serving…
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The benefits of having a teacher
How we benefit from the great kindness of our teachers and how to cultivate the…
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