Jun 18, 2011

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A Buddha statue inside a glass case.
Monastic Life

Vinaya is the best retreat manual

A group of long-term retreatants discover that the Buddha's system of ethical conduct in the…

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Group of monastics and the two anagarikas, standing with Venerable Chodron.
Becoming a Monastic

Donning the robes

One nun's path from being a householder with interest in Buddhism, to spiritual director of…

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Abbey retreatant studying near the Meditation Hall.
Becoming a Monastic

Advice for someone considering ordination

Venerable Chodron offers advice to an aspiring monastic who asks how to know when it's…

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Participants connect during group discussion.
Healing after a Suicide

Healing after suicide

Reflections on sharing the pain of survivors of a loved one's suicide at the 18th…

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Venerable Chodron sitting in front of altar, in prayer.
Healing after a Suicide

Letter to someone whose son committed suicide

Advice to a student working with difficult emotions after his son with schizophrenia committed suicide.

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Living with Impermanence

Advice for a child with a chronic illness

Advice to a young girl with diabetes on how to transform difficult emotions around her…

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Statue near a pond of a Buddha meditating.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Dealing with anxiety

Anxiety can be ameliorated through meditation and kindness towards self and others.

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Living with Impermanence

Death under the bodhi tree

The unexpected death of a monastic at a holy site stirs thoughts of how self-deprecation…

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Dog looking up at owner.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

The kindness of strangers

A student comes to realize the compassion of sentient beings around him. Then, during retreat,…

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