Sep 27, 2019
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Reinforcing ordination in daily life
The Abbot of Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala explains how precepts contribute to the attainment of…
View PostThe importance of ethical conduct
Emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct to secure a precious human rebirth, and explaining the…
View PostDay 3: Questions and answers
Discussion covering the two methods to generate bodhicitta, social engagement for monastics, mindfulness of mind,…
View PostDiligence and concentration
Finishing the teaching on the perfection of diligence, and discussing factors for cultivating and stabilizing…
View PostFortitude and diligence
The fortitude of voluntarily enduring suffering, armor-like diligence, and unrelenting diligence.
View PostDay 2: Questions and answers
Discussion session covering near-death experiences from a Buddhist perspective, organ donation, and the importance of…
View PostDeveloping equanimity
How to cultivate and develop equanimity, and the equalizing and exchanging self and others technique…
View PostCultivating positive states of mind
Methods to train the mind, focusing on the sequence of developing positive states of mind.…
View PostDay 1: Questions and answers
Session discussing signs of irreversible bodhicitta, the four maras, wishing all sentient beings to be…
View PostBodhicitta, a vast perspective
Exploring reasons why bodhicitta is so powerful and teachings on the seven-step cause and effect…
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