May 31, 2021
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Posadha at Sravasti Abbey
An explanation of the ritual known as posadha, during which monastics purify and restore their…
View PostGood Karma: A bodhisattva’s courage
The heroism of bodhisattvas and how to gradually train the mind to look at the…
View PostGood Karma: Buddha nature
How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The…
View PostWho’s responsible for my suffering?
How to create the causes for happiness by changing our perspective and actions.
View PostGood Karma: Karma and its effects
The meaning of karma, its four principles, three branches, and three kinds of results. How…
View PostGood Karma: The eight worldly concerns
How subduing the eight worldly concerns is the first step in living a spiritual or…
View PostGood Karma: The causes of happiness and suffering
How karma is like a boomerang, whatever actions we do return and have a similar…
View PostView of a personal identity
Teaching from Chapter 3, describing the view of a personal identity covering the coarse and…
View PostThe filth of the body
Covers Verses 5.60-5.70, discussing how to cultivate a sense of the body's lack of cleanliness,…
View PostResolute and stable
Covering Verses 5.54-5.60 on how to be resolute in the Dharma practice, cultivate mental stability,…
View PostMeditation 101: Advice for daily meditation practice
Advice for establishing a daily meditation practice and the four parts of a practice session.
View PostThe root afflictions: Ignorance
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, describing different meanings of ignorance and explaining deluded doubt.
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