May 31, 2013
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Daily practices for time of death
Working with the mind at the time of death and how to use an awareness…
View PostDying without fear and regret
Preparing our family for our death, living wills and notifying them of spiritual commitments and…
View PostChapter 2: Abandoning belief in pleasure
The unsatisfactory nature of the pleasures of cyclic existence and how they cannot bring real,…
View PostChallenges to forgiveness
We can generate forgiveness and compassion for those who harm ourselves or others. Forgiveness does…
View PostHow to grow a monastic
A personal account of the 19th Annual Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering.
View PostEmptiness does not mean nothingness
A teaching on the difference between conventional and ultimate analysis of objects in order to…
View PostOrdination of buddhist nuns
Progress on the revival of Mūlasarvāstivāda bhikṣuṇī ordination.
View PostDependence on parts and reasoning of dependent arising
Teaching on the three types of dependence and how to analyze the way phenomena and…
View PostDependent arising and realism
Teaching the method side of the path, reflecting on how we are completely dependent on…
View PostApprehending objects and the impact of interrelatedness
Explaining the three ways of seeing objects. Showing how impermanent phenomena depend on each other…
View PostWhy understanding the truth is needed
As long as we have the seeds of anger in our mind, we will find…
View PostChapters 1-2: Verses 25-34
How the mistaken view of the body as a source of pleasure leads to dukkha,…
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