Sravasti Abbey
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Overcoming hindrances to concentration
How to work with the hindrances of lethargy and sleepiness, agitation and remorse, and deluded…
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Getting unstuck from attachment and anger
How to work with sensual desire and malice that are hindrances to cultivating concentration.
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Criteria for developing serenity
Teachings from a text by Chinese Master Zhiyi on the levels of conditions we need…
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The prerequisites for concentration
An overview of the causes and conditions we need to cultivate as the foundation for…
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More on the ten paths of nonvirtue today
Continuation on the ten paths of non-virtue as they relate to our modern age, focusing…
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The comparison of phenomena
Beginning chapter four by teaching on how to use logic and reasoning to understand how…
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When things fall apart it’s time to practice
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares more on what to do when a teacher has abused his…
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What it means to see the guru as the Buddha
More about why we can get confused with Tantra teachings and teachers and loose faith.
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Confusion within tantra
Continuing to share about teachers who use their power inappropriately and why that could happen.
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How to tell if a Buddhist teacher has the right qual...
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to some distressed students who were following a teacher who abused…
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The ten paths of nonvirtue today
How modern practitioners can understand the complexity of our modern context within the framework of…
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Practicing the Dharma
Finishing Chapter Three, with advice for how to incorporate the Buddha's teachings into our lives…
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