Aug 11, 2019

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Ven. Sangye Khadro smiling and holding a text while teaching at Gardenia Center.
Thought Training

Thought transformation: Changing perspective when pr...

How thought transformation practices can be used to transform problems into something useful and beneficial.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Tools for the path

Beginning teaching Chapter 9, Tools for the Path, covering general advice to help practitioners overcome…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The defender’s response

Explaining the various responses a defender can give to the challenger in a debate, and…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2019

Ordination is a wonderous deed

How to benefit others according to our capacity, and commentary to the advice following the…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2019

Ethical conduct

Exploring the meaning of ethics and morality, its benefits, and how to cultivate and protect…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Cultivating compassion and equanimity

Equanimity, a mind free from bias and indifference, is important in order to have the…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2019

Advice from the preceptor

Commentary to further advice from the preceptor, including the final instruction from the preceptor.

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Two aims and four reliances

Continuing Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach,” covering the sections “Value of the Stages of the…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2019

Qualities of a monastic

The five virtues a monastic should possess, and commentary to the ten numerical lists.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The root affliction of anger

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction of attachment and moves onto…

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Exploring Monastic Life 2019

Advice from the preceptor

Commentary to advice from the preceptor and qualities that make someone a worthy recipient of…

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