By asking questions in skillful ways we learn to free the heart of its burdens and know the happiness inside, the happiness of heart. In this dharma talk, Peter Doobinin explains the skill of asking skillful questions. The talk was given in January 2026. It's the third in a series of dharma talks on cultivating skillful thinking that Peter offered during the month.

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Our happiness in this life depends on the way that we think and the actions that follow. As dharma students, our task is to abandon unskillful thinking and to cultivate skillful thinking. In this talk, Peter explains the skill for cultivating skillful thinking, thinking that leads us to true happiness. The dharma talk is the second in a series of talks on "Skillful Thinking" offered in January 2026. ​"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world." (Dhp 1)

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This dharma talk is the first in a series of talks on the theme of "Skillful Thinking" given by Peter Doobinin in January 2026. As Peter explains, the Buddha's path is a path of developing skills. The skill of skillful thinking is integral to the path. Through developing skillful thinking we are able to shape our lives, we are able to live with wisdom & compassion, we are able to know the happiness of heart. In this talk, Peter explains the basics for developing the skill of skillful thinking.

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