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Venerable Thubten Chodron Counteracting anger
Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…
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Applying karma to our lives
Continuing teaching from Chapter 7, applying karma to the recent trial and describing the Rice…
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Debating with anger
Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…
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Dependent arising
Completing Chapter 6, covering karma and instinctual behavior and commencing Chapter 7, describing the wheel…
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Who’s responsible for our suffering
Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…
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Courageous Compassion
An overview of the sixth volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, “Courageous Compassion".
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The importance of empathic listening
How listening is different from just hearing, and how we can cultivate the skill of…
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Karma and our environment
Continuing teaching from Chapter 6, covering the interaction between the mind and external world and…
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It’s unreasonable to be angry
Giving commentary to Verses 38-42, discussing various reasons for why it's unreasonable to be angry…
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Science and technology in service of society
Whatever innovations emerge in the fields of science and technology, our motivation and ethical conduct…
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In Praise of Great Compassion
An overview of the fifth volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, “In Praise…
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Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
An overview of "Following in the Buddha's Footsteps", Volume 4 of The Library of Wisdom…
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