Apr 13, 2018

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Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast

Review of serenity

Venerable Thubten Tarpa reviews the teachings on serenity, focusing on what to take as your…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Review: Chapters 7-8

Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads a review of Chapters 7 and 8, and begins going through…

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Venerable Chodron cutting the hair of Venerable Semkye (then Nancy).
Becoming a Monastic

Becoming a nun

There are many ways to consider one's desire to ordain. Motivation is the most important…

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Venerable Chonyi smiling while sorthing through bins of mail.
A Nun's Life

A nun’s lifestyle

The lifestyle of a Buddhist nun or monk is based on Buddhist values of compassion,…

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Heather pouring water into water bowls from a pitcher.
Preliminary Practices

The heart of generosity

The preliminary practice of offering water bowls cultivates openness and generosity in the practitioner.

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Silhouette of man sitting in meditation in country meadow.
On Impermanence

Yes, but

All living beings desire security and stability. How can we, as Buddhists, reconcile this need…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Courageous compassion

Compassion includes the courage to stay when things get tough and deal with discomfort that…

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Combined image with fire on the left and ice on the right.
Dharma Poetry

Fire and ice

Our lives, beset by chaos, can still give form to love. A student considers the…

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Venerable Pende being measured for monastic robes.
Full Ordination for Nuns

Becoming a bhikshuni

Venerable Thubten Pende shares her experiences of receiving ordination in Taiwan.

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