Dec 18, 2021

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By Incarcerated People

Reentry

A newly free person continues the Dharma practice that he began while incarcerated.

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By Incarcerated People

Time, inspiration, and gratitude

Calvin is free after 27 years of incarceration. He reflects on how he met Buddhism…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Crises in monastic life

Exploring the practice of fortitude in terms of working with various crises that can arise…

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Wisdom

Selflessness of phenomena

A teaching on the selflessness of phenomena and how to investigate an object.

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Working with Emotions

Developing inner peace through generosity and ethica...

How Buddhist teachings can help us align with four keys to mental health: resilience, positive…

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on antidotes to attachment

A guided meditation on identifying the disturbing effects of attachment and applying antidotes to decrease…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Review of the four truths

Reviewing Chapter 1, covering four truths and sixteen attributes of the four truths.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Jealousy

Giving commentary to Verses 73-84 of Chapter 6, explaining the disadvantages of, and antidotes to,…

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Wisdom

Dependent arising

How dependent arising helps to understand emptiness.

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Buddhist Worldview

100,000 Bows Toward Full Awakening

A wide-ranging Q&A session on spiritual practice with two monks from Clear Mountain Monastery.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Empathy and humor

The importance of offering empathy to ourselves and others to bring connection and ease of…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on the four immeasurables

A guided meditation on the four immeasurables—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.

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