Aug 22, 2008

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A happy bhikshuni from Bhutan
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

“The Fruits of the Homeless Life”

Monastic context of socializing with family and friends, receiving gifts and donations, appropriate bodily conduct…

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Concentration

Benefits of ethical conduct

How ethical conduct acts as a foundation for developing concentration.

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EML group in sitting position and chanting.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Taking and holding the precepts

Vows aren't designed to make us miserable, but to make our minds peaceful and happy…

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Two novices studying, one novice writing on the paper of the other novice.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

The benefits of precepts

What is important in our lives? Happiness is getting our lives together to pacify our…

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The 2008 Exploring Monastic Life participants pose in front of the beautiful Medicine Buddha thangka in the Abbey living room.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Introducing Exploring Monastic Life 2008

Opening the 2008 Exploring Monastic Life program with an introduction and advice on how to…

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Prison Poetry

Just breathe

Reflections on practice in a difficult environment. Managing how the anger of others affects us.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Dependent arising and emptiness

Investigating ultimate and conventional truth through the teachings on dependent arising and emptiness.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Refuting inherently existent phenomena

Using the "diamond slivers" reasoning to refute the inherent production of phenomena.

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 14-3: Three higher trainings

Gradual progression of subduing of the afflictions and the counteracting of the karma through the…

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Young Adults Explore Buddhism 2008

Sex and our culture

A talk directed towards youth on how we should perceive sex and the confusion between…

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