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 Cultivating compassion
Creating conditions beneficial to practice, cultivating compassion without bias, and intellectual versus emotional compassion.
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Independent and dependent existence
The contrast between independent and dependent existence, and an explanation of the difference between permanent…
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Emptiness and worldly appearances
Emptiness is not simply another quality of a sense object, like color or shape, but…
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Incarcerated people Wisdom from Great Aunt Ga-ga
A person in prison remembers his great-aunt and the wealth of advice she gave. He…
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Tara’s wisdom
Further explanations of doing the Tara sadhana and what different sections mean. The various kinds…
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Maintaining a steady practice
Practicing mind training in situations where it is difficult but important, and how to maintain…
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Precepts: directing our energy positively
The meaning and benefit of taking precepts and the different levels of vows for lay…
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Practical guidelines for good living
What taking refuge, formally or informally, means in Buddhism and the guidelines one uses after…
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Our Buddha potential
The potential to become a fully enlightened Buddha resides in every one of us.
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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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