Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Teachings based on a commentary by Khensur Jampa Tegchok on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King.

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Upper rebirth and highest good

An introduction to the text in the context of Nagarjuna's other treatises on the Middle…

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Chapter 1: Verses 2-3

Because a series of good rebirths provides the foundation for liberation and awakening, the causes…

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Chapter 1: Verses 4-9

To generate wisdom a series of upper rebirths is needed. Upper rebirth requires confidence in…

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Chapter 1: Verses 10-13

To attain an upper rebirth to continue working for awakening we need to abandon destructive…

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Chapter 1: Verses 14-19

By reflecting on the results of actions we can change our behavior to have conducive…

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Precious Garland review: Characteristics of karma

With an understanding of the four general characteristics of karma we will see the importance…

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Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 1

Review of the first five of the ten non-virtuous pathways: killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying,…

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Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 2

A review of the nonvirtuous pathways of harsh speech and idle talk. Looking at the…

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Abandoning the 10 nonvirtues, part 3

Review of the three mental nonvirtuous pathways of action: covetousness, maliciousness, and wrong view.

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Chapter 1: Verses 20-24

The essential thing to remember is don't engage in nonvirtue, engage in virtue. How do…

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Chapter 1: Verses 25-26

A correct understanding of emptiness leads to developing wisdom, while misunderstanding emptiness leads to a…

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Chapter 1: Verses 27-32

Looking at how grasping at a truly existent I causes problems and binds us to…

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