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An angry young boy, appearing to be shouting.
LR13 Bodhisattva Ethical Restraints

Auxiliary bodhisattva vows: Vows 18-21

The auxiliary vows to overcome obstacles to the far-reaching attitude of patience and joyous effort.

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Upekkha the cat sits on the teacher's table with his nose on the gooseneck microphone.
Dharma in Daily Life

How to benefit from Dharma talks

Pithy advice on how to bring forward what we learn from listening to Dharma teachings.

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Analyzing grudge holding

How to examine our mind when we hold a grudge.

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Wrath, vengeance, spite, jealousy

Summary of disturbing attitudes that arise from anger and specific antidotes.

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Discrimination, intention and contact

The subtleties of mental factors and their relation to karma.

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A nun stands by a lake with open meadow and trees.
Mind and Mental Factors

Feelings

The importance of paying more attention to the sensations of an experience than the feelings…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR10 Noble Eightfold Path

Right concentration and effort

Examining the eightfold noble path through right concentration and right effort.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Three levels of dependent arising

The three levels of dependent arising and why it's important to cultivate this wisdom.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Objects of meditation

Examining the various objects of calm abiding meditation taught by the Buddha.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

The patience of not retaliating

Exploring the patience of not retaliating by looking at the antidotes to anger.

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Anger and its antidotes

Continuing to explore the far-reaching attitude of patience by looking at the disadvantage of anger…

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Buddha in bright radiating light.
LR14 Bodhisattva Deeds

Disadvantages of anger

A look at the far-reaching attitude of patience by exploring the disadvantages of anger and…

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