Posts Tagged ‘heart’

The Person Who Harmed Us is in Pain, Just Like We Are

May 26th, 2010  

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We seldom remember that our enemy is just like us. The person who harmed us is in pain too, and they only want to be happy. If they are intentionally hurtful to us then they are in…

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Loving Kindness

May 20th, 2010  

Pema Chodron explains “maitri” which translates as loving kindness.

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Love and Compassion

May 15th, 2010  

Love and Compassion

When we are angry, we desire to do harm. We want to either harm ourself, a situation, or another person or persons. For all kinds of reasons, causing harm is a very bad idea so we need to find ways to stop doing this…

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Kindness Rules Over Anger Practice Day

May 10th, 2010  

As a way to create a strong environment for your anger management efforts, choose one day where you work hard to not lose your seat with anger. We all lead busy lives, and despite our aspirations to…

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Sadness and Anger

April 9th, 2010  

Anger covers over a tender and wounded heart. Anger is a hard shell of protection that we use to keep ourselves from experiencing our deeper, vulnerable feelings. If we can stay open with the energy of anger and not suppress …

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Anger and Patience

March 27th, 2010  

This is the first video clip from a series of video interviews I am doing in Boudhanath Kathmandu. Khenpo Chonyi Rangdrol, a Khenpo at Thrangu Monastery, says that “anger is natural, but it won’t help you a lot.”

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Pema Chodron – All in the Same Boat

March 5th, 2010  

Pema offers good anger management advice and explains how we all get caught in the same way. We get trapped because we are always running from what we feel inside. And yet we all have the capacity to open and …

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Anger Management Walkabout

March 2nd, 2010  

Anger management is a tough go. Nobody wants to be angry, yet many of us find ourselves locked into this painful emotion time and time again, sometimes for years on end…

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A Father’s Amazing Love

February 25th, 2010  

This video is likely to get the tears flowing.

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The Purpose of Life – Sogyal Rinpoche

January 17th, 2010  

Sogyal Rinpoche speaks on purpose, happiness, and how to clarify our journey through life…

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Beautiful Sand Painting

January 1st, 2010  

Beautiful in a mind-blowing kind of way.

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Of Course I’m Angry

October 26th, 2009  

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By Gabriel Cohen As his marriage falls apart, Gabriel Cohen obsesses over all the things his wife has done to make him angry. But a chance encounter with Buddhism shows him the anger is his alone, and never serves any …

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Sunscreen Video

October 11th, 2009  

There’s plenty of love and joy in this inspiring video. Good viewing to soften an angry heart.

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What About Me?

October 1st, 2009  

This is an inspiring and fun portrayal of how we get lost and how we can get back on track, offered by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, spiritual teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition.

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