Thubten Chodron
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Seeing the kindness of all beings
When we recognize how friends, strangers and even those we have difficulty with are kind…
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Overcoming jealousy
How jealousy causes emotional pain and problems in relationships. Applying antidotes to overcome jealousy and…
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Working with anger in daily life
Recognizing the harmfulness of anger. Training the mind to see situations in a different way…
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“Good Karma”: The ethical dimension of o...
When we understand karma we understand the importance of setting our motivation and making thoughtful…
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The power of compassion in a chaotic world
By cultivating broad-minded compassion we can react in a compassionate way to other living beings…
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The past and future of the bhikshuni sangha in the West
The role of the sangha in preserving and spreading the Dharma. The relationship of the…
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Practicing the Dharma with bodhicitta
How to make bodhicitta the motivation for meditation and our other Dharma practices.
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“The Compassionate Kitchen”
How eating and activities related to it—preparing food, offering and consuming it, and cleaning up—can…
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Practicing with those who harm us
Venerable Chodron's "Sam" story, how those who harm us are rare and precious treasures.
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Cultivating love and compassion
Continuing to read from “Working with Afflictions” in Chapter 3 and covers “Cultivating Love and…
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Why does this get to me?
Reflecting on why we are triggered when someone is overwhelmed by negative energy or intense…
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A graded range of consciousnesses
Covering the first two consciousnesses: wrong consciousness and uncertain consciousness learning toward believing something that…
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