May 31, 2015

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Preview of newspaper article featuring Ven. Damcho.
A Nun's Life

The call of monasticism

An interview with Venerable Thubten Damcho by "The Straits Times" on how she came to…

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Grounds and Paths

Buddhahood and individual liberation

Responding to a viewer's question on how individual liberation fits into the path to buddhahood.

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 108: The root of all goodness

The conclusion of the series, on the clear light nature of the mind and how…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 14-19

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

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 107: The legs and eyes of the path

How the practices on the method and wisdom sides of the path correspond to the…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 106: Transcending the indulgences of samsara a...

Giving up the self-centered mind and generating bodhicitta to accomplish the path to full awakening.

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Guided Meditations

Why do we lie?

Reflecting on the actions and mental states that drive us to distort the truth, and…

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How to See Yourself As You Really Are

Appreciating our opportunities

A motivation on appreciating all the causes and conditions for our precious human rebirth, and…

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Guided Meditations

Beyond blame

How to move beyond blaming others and ourselves, and how an understanding of causal dependence…

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