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 Monastic life changes: Courage
Committed to benefiting others, moving away from materialistic consumerism and away from instant self-gratification.
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Intolerance: Look Into Your Own Mind
We must overcome our own habits of intolerance and prejudice before we can help others.
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Motivation in a monastic environment
Examining the kind of mind that we want to cultivate when living a monastic way…
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Marriage: helping each other grow
How attachment and the self-centered attitude cause problems in relationships. The importance of trust and…
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Self-centered Attitude
The meaning of "self-centered thought" and advice for working with it.
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Eddie Williams - Jul 3, 2010
Eddie Williams Walking in your footsteps
A student's poetic appreciation of the Buddha.
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108 Verses: Verses 57-62
How one has the potential to attain enlightenment by changing one's own thoughts and mind.
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Illusion-like appearance
How things and persons appear like illusions; the correct meaning of "illusion-like appearance" and ways…
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Serenity and insight
How insight is the union of serenity and the correct view of selflessness: what serenity…
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Selflessness of phenomena
An explanation of the lack of an inherently existing "mine," and the selflessness of phenomena.…
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The source of happiness and misery
How to apply the teachings to our lives in a practical way.
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