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Seven-limb Prayer
Purifying and creating positive potential prepare our minds to grow in wisdom and understanding.
View PostEstablishing the sangha in the West
Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.
View PostMonastic Mind Motivation commentary
The importance of reconfiguring our usual mindset to align with our precepts and values.
View PostWestern Buddhist nuns in the Tibetan tradition
Venerable Chodron explores the history of Buddhist nuns in the West through her own experiences,…
View PostOur top three priorities
By understanding impermanence and emptiness, our bodhicitta motivation becomes clear.
View PostQuestions and answers on meditation
Teaching from Chapter 7, responding to questions on meditating on the dying process and how…
View PostBeing easy to speak to
Being humble means respecting and appreciating different ways of thinking.
View PostSkillfully connecting with others
Being mindful of our speech and movements is essential to benefiting others.
View PostBeing mindful of our precepts and values
Our real practice is to reformat how we think and then change our lives.
View PostDeveloping a relationship with Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva practice can help us to counteract our ignorance and afflictions.
View PostImbued with the Buddhist worldview
How the monastic mind is imbued with the Buddhist worldview and differs from worldly values.
View PostBeing mindful of the kindness of others
Being aware of the kindness of others inspires us to develop patience and tolerance.
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