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Practicing for Myself?

By Thubten Chodron — 2020

As part of our #MeditationHacks series, a Mahayana Buddhist who is encouraged to practice for the benefit of all sentient being feels like they are only practicing for their own benefit. Venerable Thubten Chodron answers.

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Diamond Approach Inquiry: Discovering Inner Freedom

We can temporarily push our ego away or try to rearrange our personality to be happier, freer, or more realized. But ego comes back. And that’s where Diamond Approach inquiry comes in. We all have awareness and inquiry helps us harness awareness to dissolve ego instead of pushing it away.

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Olivia Fermi
2021
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Tibetan Buddhism in a Nutshell

This page offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by Pema Khandro.

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Pema Khandro
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What Is Emotional Intelligence? +18 Ways to Improve It

What’s more important: IQ or emotional intelligence? If you think IQ is more important, you might be surprised at what you’ll learn in this piece. Some argue that it’s more important to our success than cognitive intelligence.

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Courtney E. Ackerman
2020
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Tap into Your Compassion to Push Out Negativity

Our most negative encounters can sometimes offer us great spiritual guidance.

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Gabrielle Bernstein
2015
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What Type of Meditation Is Best for You?

One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.

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Tania Singer
2018
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What Is Love? Understand the 3 Spiritual Levels of Love

As much as we might like to, we can't force love to happen. But we can understand its many levels and connect more easily to its source.

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Sally Kempton
2007
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Attention: The Most Basic Form of Love

By paying attention, we let ourselves be touched by life, and our hearts naturally become more open and engaged.

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Tara Brach
2014
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Trance of ‘Unreal Other’

The truth is: Without a genuine willingness to let in the suffering of others, our spiritual practice remains empty.

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Tara Brach
2014
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