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The best fortitude
How anger and arrogance are related and why humility is a helpful antidote.
View PostReview of generosity and ethical conduct
Summarizing what the Kadam masters say about giving and ethical discipline.
View PostOvercoming attachment to identities
Each identity we dismantle is another weight lifted from our shoulders.
View PostExplanation of the Vajrasattva sadhana
Venerable Thubten Chodron comments on the Vajrasattva sadhana.
View PostResponding to the election results
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to the results of the presidential election.
View PostThe best giving
How to work with our possessiveness towards what we consider to be "mine."
View PostCraving and clinging at the time of death
Craving and clinging in the 12 links of dependent origination and how they arise at…
View PostThe four types of clinging
A look at the objects we can get attached too, especially our wrong views.
View PostThe three types of attachment
The types of attachment that arise and how to work with them.
View PostThe best sign of higher attainment
Why the best sign of higher attainment is not mystical and magical, but the reduction…
View PostThe purpose of spiritual practice
Whether or not to engage in a ngondro practice, remembering that transforming our minds is…
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