Dec 12, 2015

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A young woman works in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Karma and Your Life

Karma and your life: Questions and answers, part 1

Responses to questions on karma in daily life situations and how to use an understanding…

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A young woman works in the Sravasti Abbey garden.
Karma and Your Life

Karma and your life: The four characteristics of karma

By knowing what karma is and the general characteristics we can bring an awareness to…

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21st Century Buddhists

How to be a 21st Century Buddhist

The qualities and attitudes that will benefit us as we practice the Buddha's ancient teachings…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Gomchen Lamrim review: The six preparatory practices

Review of teachings in this series on the six preparatory practices, looking at the activities…

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Buddhist Worldview

Areligious Buddhism: Is there such a thing?

Examining the practices and principles of the mindfulness movement and secular Buddhism. How secular Buddhism…

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Inmates standing around a new pagoda on the prison ground.
By Prison Volunteers

Prison pagoda of loving kindness

Members of a prison Dharma group make their vision of a stupa a reality.

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 6: Verses 127-134

Putting time and energy into thought transformation changes how we view difficult situations and people…

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Thangka image of Nagarjuna.
Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Quiz questions for Precious Garland: Verses 25-36

Part 2 of quiz questions, covering verses 25-36, to review understanding of the talks on…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 6: Verses 119-126

By harming sentient beings we create the causes for our own suffering. By respecting them…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 6: Verses 112-118

Why we need sentient beings to develop fortitude and create merit. Looking at the important…

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Don't Believe Everything You Think

Far-reaching wisdom

How wisdom is conjoined with the other far-reaching practices to eliminate ignorance, the cause of…

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