Venerable Thubten Jigme
Venerable Jigme met Venerable Chodron in 1998 at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center. She took refuge in 1999 and attended Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle. She moved to the Abbey in 2008 and took sramanerika and sikasamana vows with Venerable Chodron as her preceptor in March 2009. She received bhikshuni ordination at Fo Guang Shan in Taiwan in 2011. Before moving to Sravasti Abbey, Venerable Jigme (then Dianne Pratt) worked as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in private practice in Seattle. In her career as a nurse, she worked in hospitals, clinics and educational settings. At the Abbey, Ven. Jigme is the Guest Master, manages the prison outreach program and oversees the video program.
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Venerable Thubten Jigme Samsara and dukkha
Looking at the disadvantages of cyclic existence to develop a determination to be free from…
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Celebrating the Buddha in prison
Abbey residents attend the Buddhist group's event and interact with incarcerated people.
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Review Quiz 2: Questions 1-2
Review of questions 1-2 from the Mahayana grounds and paths quiz and an explanation of…
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The four opponent powers in daily life
Using the four opponent powers to purify negative actions during daily activities.
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Power of remedial action: Methods
Six methods of applying remedial action to counteract our non-virtuous deeds.
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Power of remedial action: The antidote
The third of the four opponent powers, the power of remedial action, is the actual…
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Confidence in purification
Developing confidence in purification can be achieved by relying on the Buddhas, our teachers, and…
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A vast perspective
By broadening our perspective and seeing our great potential, we can begin to transform the…
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An afternoon in prison
Venerable Jigme rejoices the dharma practice by group of incarcerated people.
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Visualization in deity practice
How to work with the imagination to meditate on a Buddha figure.
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Lesson from an incarcerated person
Taking responsibility for our experiences without blaming ourselves.
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