wisdom
Teachings on how to cultivate wisdom on many different levels, ranging from the wisdom that understands karma and its effects, the four truths, and how to benefit others, to the wisdom realizing the ultimate nature of reality.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The measure of a trained mind
Honestly looking at our minds to see how it reacts to hardships and the difference…
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Peter Aronson Meaningful life, remembering death
A vivid meditation on death and how important it is to make life meaningful while…
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Five powers in daily life
How prayer is used in Buddhist practice and how the power of familiarity can help…
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Far-reaching attitude of generosity
The importance of the mental attitude during the act of giving. How small acts of…
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108 Verses: Verses 15-19
How great compassion is an important quality of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha that makes them…
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Practicing with adversity
Practices that can be used to transform adverse circumstances into the path.
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Transforming adversity into the path
Practical ways to practice mind training, looking at problems as opportunities to practice.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The altruistic intention
Practices to cultivate a sense of equanimity; the seven-point cause-and-effect method for developing bodhicitta.
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Visualizing the merit field
How to visualize the merit field of holy beings as part of the preliminary practice…
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Commentary on the Heart Sutra
Commentary on the Heart Sutra and how it outlines the five paths that culminate in…
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Impermanence, dukkha and selflessness
Questions and answers on the first seal followed by teachings on the second seal: all…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Practicing with a year of illness
Venerable Thubten Semkye shares on how embracing a physical ailment challenged her concepts of the…
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