Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Considering perceived threats and needs
How to assess and work with our feelings and needs in situations where we perceive…
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The Foundation of Buddhist Practice
An overview of and short reading from "The Foundation of Buddhist Practice," Volume 2 of…
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Identifying anxiety
The path from worry to fear and anxiety, and the stories we tell ourselves along…
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Approaching the Buddhist Path
An overview of and short reading from "Approaching the Buddhist Path," Volume 1 of The…
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Virtue, nonvirtue, merit, and roots of nonvirtue
Completing Chapter 5, covering five types of virtues and five types of nonvirtues and starting…
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Refuting a primal substance and independent self
Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the…
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Identifying our feelings
How to identify our emotions and distinguish them from thoughts and why it's important.
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Having-ceased
Continuing teaching from Chapter 5, explaining having-ceased and karmic seed and comparing the notions of…
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Pushed by our afflictions
Covering Verses 19-25 of Chapter 6, sharing ways to lessen our anger by viewing others’…
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