May 3, 2019
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Evaluating the authenticity of teachings
Continuing Chapter 6 with the section on the Kalama Sutta in which the Buddha listed…
View PostEight worldly concerns
Questioning and investigating what society says is normal and acceptable.
View PostOne and different
Going over exercises 20.1 and 20.4 with the class and beginning Chapter 21 “One and…
View PostOpen Heart, Clear Mind study guide
Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…
View PostTonglen and social problems
Venerable Thubten Chodron talks about tonglen and the issues of terrorism we are facing around…
View PostTonglen: Taking and giving
Venerable Thubten Chodron explains the practice of tonglen, or taking and giving.
View PostPreparing spiritually for death
Reviewing the four tasks of living and dying, and how to prepare spiritually for death.
View PostLiving Vinaya in the United States
A paper on the bhikshuni sangha in the west written by a nun who participated…
View PostWhat helps at the time of death
Continuing the 9-point meditation on death, covering the third root of what helps at the…
View PostBuddhist perspectives on death
Venerable Sangye Khadro begins the Peaceful Living and Dying retreat with Buddhist perspectives on death.
View PostDivisions and illustrations
Reviewing material already covered in Chapter 20 on definitions and illustrations, and discussing the different…
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