Aug 31, 2018
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Benefiting the world through the Dharma
A talk with Tibetan nuns about Sravasti Abbey and how monastic life is being involved…
View PostMotivation and meditation
The importance of motivation and the purpose and practice of meditation.
View PostSupporting the Dharma practitioner
There is merit in supporting the Dharma practitioner, but we also need to practice the…
View PostPractice, study, and offer service
Each of us needs to find the right combination of study, practice, and service that…
View PostThe Foundation of Buddhist Practice: The source of h...
Because source of happiness and suffering is our own mind, the way to find happiness…
View PostCommitments and monotony
We need to keep up our practice because the benefit comes from its cumulative effect.
View PostHappiness through renunciation
What do we renounce? We renounce the afflictive mental states that cause negative karma.
View PostThe meaning of enlightenment
A small part of enlightenment can be just the intention to let go of our…
View PostRelationships with parents
Meditating on the kindness of our parents is recommended as one way to develop bodhicitta.…
View PostFalse friends
There are four kinds of false friends, who are actually foes in the guise of…
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