Oct 31, 2015
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Venerable Thubten Chodron The Challenges and Joys of Monastic Life
Rejoicing in the 21st Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering, which was hosted by Sravasti Abbey for…
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa Gomchen Lamrim review: The teachings, teachers, and ...
A review of the greatness of the lamrim, how to listen to and explain the…
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Chapter 1: Verses 86-92
Refuting inherent existence by examining mutual dependence. Looking at the mutual dependence of the four…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Things keep changing
More ways to reflect on impermanence in daily life, focusing on the processes of the…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Death: The only thing we have to do
Why it's helpful to think about the certainty of our death. A guided meditation that…
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Practicing the five forces in life and at death
The five forces from the seven-point mind training instruction and how to practice them.
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The benefits of remembering death
Remembering death shifts our mind away from the happiness of this life and helps us…
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The five lay precepts
The first three of the five lay precepts: not to kill, steal, or engage in…
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Antidotes to the eight worldly concerns and the ten ...
Real Dharma practice is overcoming the eight worldly concerns so we need to reflect on…
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Things change
A gentle reflection on impermanence that we can do daily to cushion the shock we…
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Chapter 1: Verses 82-86
Refuting the inherent existence of the person through the sevenfold analysis. Refuting the inherent existence…
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