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Making Offerings

Water bowl offering

The second of three talks about how to set up an altar at home covers…

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Making Offerings

How to set up an altar

The first of three talks about how to set up an altar at home explains…

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Refuge in the Three Jewels

The concept of refuge

A short teaching on what refuge means, why we take refuge and what we're taking…

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Building Trust

How do we make ourselves trustworthy?

A look at ways of cultivating qualities that make us more trustworthy.

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On marital separation

How to work with the mind when going through separation in relationships.

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Don’t trust me to fly a plane!

We can create unreasonable expectations of others, and trust them more than they can bear.…

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Forgiving after a betrayal

When trust has been broken, the best antidote is forgiveness. We don't forget, but we…

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The four opponent actions for healing broken trust

Practical steps to restoring a trusting relationship. The four opponent powers specifically in healing trust…

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What mental factors protect trust?

Several mental factors, like mindfulness and consideration for others, can help us to remain trustworthy…

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Healing broken trust

In trying to repair a relationship where trust has been broken, it's important to be…

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Criteria of trust

Examining the criteria we use for trusting others. We should base trust on how people…

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