May 17, 2010
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The five points
Taken from "Where We Are Now," a letter by Elders' Council of the Forest Sangha,…
View PostBhikkhunīs in Theravāda
Tracing the validity of bhikkhunī ordination within the Theravāda tradition, events through time and space,…
View Post“I will do it”
The Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa steps up to address the issue of bhikshuni full ordination in…
View PostThat was then, this is now
Why the eight heavy rules on the ordination of women need to be changed.
View PostThe time has come
Exploring challenges faced by bhikkunis in obtaining full ordination and why a genuine dialogue between…
View PostThe pratimoksha vows
The various types of individual liberation vows and clarifying some confusion about the meaning and…
View PostEthics and precepts
The importance of taking precepts and a reminder that precepts are voluntarily taken and are…
View PostMindfulness for ethics, concentration, and wisdom
The importance of mindfulness in all three of the higher trainings, with an emphasis on…
View PostEstablishing selflessness
Three mistaken approaches to determining selflessness and the order for establishing selflessness.
View PostMindfulness and introspective awareness
The importance of mindfulness and introspective awareness in our everyday lives.
View PostSix perfections and three higher trainings
What makes the three higher trainings higher--rather than just ordinary--is the long-term motivation of attaining…
View PostHigher training in ethics
How ethical discipline is the foundation on which concentration and wisdom are built. Taking precepts…
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