Sravasti Abbey talks about the COVID-19 pandemic
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A continuing series of Bodhisattva Breakfast Corner talks focusing on how to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Go to the Sravasti Abbey YouTube Channel playlist for our latest talks on this topic.
How to Recognize Your Fear
Venerable Thubten Jampa talks about how to recognize fear and how to deal with it.
Why Do We Spread Conspiracy Theories?
Venerable Thubten Chodron answers a letter from a person who’s friends believe in conspiracy theories about the coronavirus.
Prevent Pandemics With the Five Precepts
Venerable Thubten Damcho reflects on the causes and development of the coronavirus pandemic through the framework of the five Buddhist precepts.
How to Overcome Loneliness During a Shutdown
Venerable Thubten Chodron offers ways and antidotes to alleviate loneliness during this time of social distancing.
Pandemics Reveal Our Misconceptions
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal talks about how what we think will bring us happiness often does not.
Let’s All Do What We Can
Venerable Thubten Chodron answers a letter from a woman who feels overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world.
Investigating How Things Appear
Venerable Sangye Khadro explores the simile of a flame to describe how things exist conventionally but ultimately have the nature of emptiness.
Buddhism in the West
Venerable Thubten Chodron took part in Buddhist discussion in the ongoing current crisis starting with the topic of ethics in politics, engagement and unity versus diversity in Western Buddhism, and how monastic life can best be transferred from an originally Asian cultural origin into open and inclusive Western societies.
Masks For Our Local Hospital
108 masks made by Venerable Yeshe were delivered to the Newport WA hospital on April 14, 2020. Material for the masks was donated by Georgette Thorton and friends.
The Complaining Mind
Venerable Thubten Chonyi explores what’s behind the complaining mind and antidotes we can apply.
Sravasti Abbey Monastics
The monastics of Sravasti Abbey endeavor to live generously through dedicating their lives to the Buddha's teachings, practicing them earnestly, and offering them to others. They live simply, as the Buddha did, and offer a model for society at large, showing that ethical discipline contributes to a morally grounded society. Through actively developing their own qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom, the monastics aspire to make Sravasti Abbey a beacon for peace in our conflict-torn world. Learn more about monastic life here...