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Venerable Thubten Chodron Samsara is not a vacation
Seeing the kindness of others motivates us to work towards liberation for their benefit.
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Keeping a long-term perspective
It's critical that we keep a long-term motivation instead of the happiness of this life…
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Tweaking samsara is not enough
Four distorted ways of thinking that prevent us from seeking lasting happiness.
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Buddhist wisdom for managing our emotions
How disturbing emotions keep us bound in samsara and two methods for managing anger.
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Cultivating inner peace
How transforming our mind enables us to create peace in a chaotic world.
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Anger, imputations and assumptions
We impute meaning on things and expect others to agree without clarifying.
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Anger and the self-centered mind
How to oppose the self-centered mind and more techniques for dealing with anger.
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Contemplating the faults of anger
Two faults of anger to contemplate and why Buddhahood depends on even cockroaches.
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Anger and attachment are equally unhelpful
How anger and attachment cause us to exaggerate and project qualities onto people and things.
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The stages of the path within our reach in the West
How the three principal aspects of the path lead to happiness for ourselves and others.
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Bringing Dharma to the West in the 21st century
Questions about the function of Dharma communities and how lay people and monastics can support…
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Overcoming self-centeredness
Investigating the way self-centeredness causes problems and how to overcome it.
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