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Four nuns with four Sravasti Abbey cats named after the four immeasurables.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Introducing the four immeasurables

The meaning of immeasurable equanimity and love and the significance of the word "all" when…

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Venerable Thubten Chodron standing with a group of students from Nanyang Technological University Buddhist Society in Singapore.
Love and Self-esteem

The love that empowers your life

An attitude of loving-kindness enriches our daily life in all kinds of circumstances, helps us…

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Venerable Chodron giving a Dharma talk.
Love and Self-esteem

Loving oneself and others

How Dharma practice can help us to become friends with ourselves, and lead ethical lives…

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Buddha and flowers in orange color.
New to Buddhism

Why Buddhism?

Buddha's teachings attract people who are looking for a spiritual practice that creates inner peace…

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Venerable Chodron, smiling.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Living without fear

Identifying and managing fear and anxiety can liberate us to generate greater compassion towards others.

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Monkey swinging from branch to branch.
Mindfulness

Taming the monkey mind

Honest recognition of our thoughts increase the courage to practice the Dharma.

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Young woman meditating outside under a tree.
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Taking and giving: instruction and guided meditation

Explanation of the taking and giving meditation for developing love and compassion, followed by a…

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Two girls walking down a path, one with her arm around the other.
Buddhist Meditation 101

Meditations on kindness, gratitude and love

Learning to love and cherish others, even those who really make us angry.

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A cartoon drawing of a person in jail clothes(black and white stripes) trap inside bars surrounded by the words:Fear, Anger, Pain, Innocent, Shame and Trust.
Prison Dharma

Prison Dharma

Reflections on visiting incarcerated people to share the Dharma in prisons throughout the United States

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The Dhamek Stupa under clear blue sky with Tibetan prayer flags in front.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

In the footsteps of the Buddha

An Israeli Buddhist embarks on a walking pilgrimage to to Bodhgaya and discovers the joy…

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Wheel of Life
Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Sufferings of cyclic existence

We can ground our intention to be free from the endless cycle of samsara by…

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Parents and their two young children have fun in the snow at Sravasti Abbey.
Family and Friends

Communication and understanding conflict styles

People deal with conflict differently, and it is helpful to know and understand what's really…

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