Kadampa

Breaking the Habit of Selfishness

Eight Tibetan verses teach us why putting yourself first means you’ll always end up last.

By Kadampa Geshe Langri Thangpa, translated and with commentary by Jeffrey Hopkins

Winter 2014

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By Thupten Jinpa

Oct 18, 2013

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