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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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Practical peace and contentment
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to 'Taming the Mind,' a "practical application of the…
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Antidotes to the habit of complaining
Advice on taming bad habits and cultivating good, such as nurturing antidotes to our tendency…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 92-94
Making clear aspirations and determinations about how we want to live our lives. How our…
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Incarcerated people Treasure the present
Correspondence with a person in prison on the benefits of learning how to live in…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 67-69
The importance of becoming honest with ourselves, admitting our faults, and not always blaming others…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 64-66
Getting a feeling for the object of negation in the emptiness meditation, and practicing the…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 1-6
The opening verses describe the symbolism in the text, bodhisattvas and how we differ from…
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Keeping balance
Necessity for cultivating kindness and compassion for others in addition to practicing meditation.
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How to develop wisdom
Learning about karma and practicing meditation deepens our understanding of the nature of reality.
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Disintegratedness of actions and rebirth
How karmic seeds and the disintegratedness of actions go from one life to the next…
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Deserving love
Reasons why people do not feel worthy of love. Having compassion and love for oneself…
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