forgiveness

Teachings on the meaning of forgiveness from a Buddhist perspective, which involves releasing our anger and letting go of grudges for our own wellbeing and others’ benefit.

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

A discussion about anger

Considering our patterns of anger, what we get angry about and why. Are we being…

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

The Tara practice

Brief instructions and a guided meditation on Green Tara incorporating the four opponent powers.

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

A weekend with Tara

A workshop conducted at Tai Pei Buddhist Center in Singapore in 2006. Describing who Tara…

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The words Life made up of Scrabble letters with water droplets on it.
Dharma in Daily Life

The meaning and purpose of life

The underlying meaning and purpose for being alive and what is important at the time…

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A man mediating in a park, surrounded by trees and leaves.
Working with Emotions

Making friends with ourselves

Discovering our Buddha potential by investigating the source of lasting happiness and cultivating the heart…

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A group of young adult retreat ants in back of the abbey truck.
Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2006

Creating harmony with others

How cultivating transparency and humility as part of our Dharma practice can create harmonious relationships…

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A group of women waiting for a group therapy session to begin.
On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Scars and catharsis

An incarcerated person is asked to confront the results of his actions.

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Thangka image of Vajrasattva.
Vajrasattva

Path of purification: Vajrasattva practice

Introduction to the Vajrasattva practice including how to visualize and the meaning of the mantra,…

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Cover of Cultivating a Compassionate Heart.
Books

Awakening compassion

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to "Cultivating a Compassionate Heart," on how the Chenrezig…

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On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

“Impact of Crime on Victims” class

A person in prison keeps a journal of a program in which incarcerated people and…

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