Tag Archives: happiness

And let it begin with me

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Yeshe Chödrön

Before I get started on the Gampopa Ornament of Precious Liberation class notes, here’s a short presentation I gave a couple of weeks ago at an interfaith prayer service in Richmond, Virginia. Organized by Chaplain David Curtis at Westminster Canterbury … Continue reading →

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37 practices: verse 11, part 3 of 3

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Yeshe Chödrön

In our third and final class on verse 11, we began with Ken McLeod’s commentary in Reflections on Silver River and discussed a contemplation he suggests: “Suppose you were told that, no matter what you did, you would never be … Continue reading →

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37 practices: verse 11, part 2 of 3

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Yeshe Chödrön

We’ve had a couple of weeks off while Chodron was traveling. Tomorrow, October 19, we’ll reconvene (live from Texas!) to complete our study of practice 11: to exchange our own happiness for others’ suffering. This is the crux of bodhisattva … Continue reading →

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18 ways to catch ego-clinging in the act!

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Yeshe Chödrön

I can think of two situations in life when it’s painfully obvious that ego-clinging is counterproductive. The first is in dealing with very young children. The second is in dealing with dementia. In neither case will you ever win an argument … Continue reading →

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Lather, rinse, repeat

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Yeshe Chödrön

“Mind is empty. You can change your thoughts.”  –Lama Norlha Rinpoche We are taught in the Seven Points of Mind Training, “Be grateful to everyone,” and “Rely all the time on a joyful mind.” How can we put this into … Continue reading →

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Mind the gap: digital edition

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Yeshe Chödrön

As you may know, we had a visit last week at KTC from Dr. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, author of The Distraction Addiction and teacher of contemplative computing. He talked to us about some ways to tame the hold digital technology … Continue reading →

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OM MANI PEME HUNG

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Yeshe Chödrön

This morning Pema Chödrön’s Facebook page shared a quote from her book, No Time to Lose: “The next time you go out in the world, you might try this practice: directing your attention to people—in their cars, on the sidewalk, … Continue reading →

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The Most Fun You Can Have

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Yeshe Chödrön

February 2010 Dear Friends, Losar Tashi Delek! Happy Tibetan New Year! (as of February 14) I don’t know if our local groundhog saw his/her shadow on February 2. (As you know, every day is Groundhog Day here in retreat.) My … Continue reading →

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Happiness 102

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Yeshe Chödrön

November 2008 A previous post focused on Lama Norlha Rinpoche’s advice that the secret to happiness in this lifetime is, in all our relationships, to focus on people’s good qualities and kindness rather than on their faults and negative behavior. … Continue reading →

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Happiness 101

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Yeshe Chödrön

October 2008 A few years ago, during one of Lama Norlha Rinpoche’s visits to New Hampshire, he gave a public talk at the Unitarian Church in Portsmouth on the topic of how to be happy. The gist of his advice … Continue reading →

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