ethical conduct
Teachings on ethical conduct, a fundamental Buddhist practice that is based on avoiding harmful actions and engaging in constructive actions.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The ripening of karma
The workings of karma including what karma ripens first, definite and indefinite karma, when karma…
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Living an open-hearted life
How cultivating compassion and living ethically create the foundation for a happy life.
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Practicing Buddhist mindfulness
The practice of mindfulness from a Buddhist perspective. How mindfulness should be linked with ethical…
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Actions to abandon and adopt
The Buddha talked about the attitudes and actions to abandon and those to adopt to…
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Open Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
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Yanzhen Shi - Feb 25, 2019
Yanzhen Shi Buddhist religious practitioners should serve as soc...
In an interview with Dharma Drum Mountain, Venerable Chodron explains how the monastics of Sravasti…
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The seven jewels of the aryas: Ethical conduct
The importance of ethical conduct, the second Jewel of the aryas, and how hurting others…
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Finding inspiration in the qualities of Medicine Buddha
How the physical features of the Medicine Buddha illustrate his qualities and how they inspire…
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Chapter 7: Verses 59-76
Cultivating the far-reaching practice of joyous effort brings joy to dharma practice and is a…
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Right speech in an age of fake news
Why it’s important to be loyal to the truth in an era of fake news…
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The three higher trainings and the eight fold path
The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble…
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Venerable Thubten Ngawang Ethical ways to meet our needs
There are many ways that we can meet our needs in this life. Some are…
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