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Venerable Thubten Chodron Verse 40: The one who infects others’ minds
Looking at the part that our afflicted minds play when others deceive us with their…
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Verse 39: The poorest of all beings
The different ways we practice miserliness only create impoverishment in our hearts.
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Verse 38: The skilled merchant
Giving with strings attached is little different from a business transaction.
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A rare and valuable opportunity
Why a precious human rebirth is an incredible opportunity and a rare attainment. Reflecting on…
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Verse 37: The one who is most ridiculed
Those who lose their spiritual practice after falling from glory become ridiculed by those around…
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Verse 36: The slave owned by everyone in the world
The mind that lacks self-confidence swings between people-pleasing behavior and arrogance.
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Verse 35: The biggest loser
By not following the law of karma we will only lose out by creating suffering…
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A precious opportunity
How to meditate on the eight freedoms and 10 fortunes of a precious human rebirth…
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Verse 34: The most evil of all beings in the world
Those who abuse their strength and power cause tremendous suffering and waste the good karma…
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Verse 33: The one who suffers the most
The perpetrator of a harmful action is experiencing suffering, and also creating the causes for…
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Verse 32: The master executioner
Death is definite. It is important to practice virtue and avoid non-virtue while we still…
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Verse 31: The invisible disease
Our refusal to acknowledge and accept the process of aging and sickness is a cause…
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