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Radically Happy
Five Ways to Radically Increase Your Joy
Erric Solomon shows five ways that we can radically increase the joys of living....
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Buddha Nature: Where Is It?
When we hear that our innate nature is Buddha -nature, are we confident that it is so? How do we develop dignity--a sense of...
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Practicing Dharma: Continuous Journey
When we really want to practice Dharma we wish to carry on until we die. We don't want to stop! Dharma practice is a continuous...
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Ground, Path, Fruition: Applying Buddhist Teachings Holistically
Buddhahood, or fruition, is actually very close, and very personal to us. We can realize that if we understand that Dharma means our own mind....
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Learning Buddhadharma: The Essence
Learning Buddhadharma can be done in a number of ways. Especially in these modern times. We can go to retreats, listen to teachings, take courses,...
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Trusting Karma
Trusting karma is something that many of us struggle with in our practice. But are we clear about what karma really means? Here, Phakchok Rinpoche...
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Defining “Dharma”: Method and Wisdom
We have a lot of negative emotions, don't we? And traditionally, Buddhist teachers explain that the antidote for our negative emotions is the application of...
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Overcoming Resistance to Meditation
Overcoming resistance means understanding our own behavior and habits. And many of us have patterns of laziness or of rebelling against rules and regulations. So,...
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Advice for Buddhist Parents
Buddhist parents sometimes ask how best to apply the teachings when relating in their family life. In this short audio teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche shares some...
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Just Be Kind!
Just be kind! Phakchok Rinpoche observes that as he travels around the world, he finds that many of us have forgotten this basic skill. Basic,...
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Be Sincere!
We all can benefit from learning how to be sincere--to be genuine. Phakchok Rinpoche acknowledges that being genuine is very difficult. When we try to...
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Improving Ourselves on the Buddhist Path
Improving ourselves, or making progress, while practicing the Buddhadharma should be a natural outcome. Phakchok Rinpoche observes that we practice correctly when our behavior and…
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