Jun 30, 2017

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Gomchen Lamrim

Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 21-25

Teaching on the ethical restraint that support our practice of joyous effort and meditative concentration.

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Healing after a Suicide

Loss of a loved one to suicide

Response to a student's request for re-visiting a previous conference talk she gave on healing…

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Cultivating Compassion

Loving kindness and compassion in daily life

The meaning of loving kindness and compassion, and how we can practice them in daily…

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Tibetan nuns in a classroom.
Science and Buddhism

Connecting women scientists and Buddhist nuns

A physics professor shares about her experience teaching Tibetan Buddhist nuns as part of the…

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A Nun's Life

From goatherd to geshe

Geshe Chopa Tenzin Lhadron describes her journey from rural Ladakh with minimal opportunities for education,…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

An introduction to Tibetan Buddhist debate

Geshe Chopa Tenzin Lhadron, one of the first female Tibetan Geshes, shares her thoughts on…

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Cover of book Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness.
Books

“Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness”...

How Nagarjuna's teachings on leadership and ethical conduct are relevant to today's leaders and spiritual…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 19-20

Teaching the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints, covering those related to the far-reaching practice of fortitude.

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Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast

Chapter 5: Verses 493-500

The final verses of Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland," summarizing his advice to all of us on…

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Ven. Jampa giving a gift to Ven. Chodron.
Living in Community

The benefits of living in a monastic community

Venerable Jampa reflects on the benefits to be gained by living in a community of…

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An Open-Hearted Life

“An Open-Hearted Life”: Introduction

When we take a compassionate perspective we are better prepared to care for ourselves and…

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Woman with srtonge gaze in the sunshine
Ethics in the Modern World

Practical ethics and leadership

The first of two talks based on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King…

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