Jan 22, 2021

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of Chapter 10

Reviewing Chapter 10, discussing what is karma and the general characteristics of karma.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter 4

Venerable Khadro reviews Chapter 4, Verses 1 through 18, discussing the importance of keeping our…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Secondary misdeeds 33-46

Venerable Sangye Khadro continues the discussion of the secondary misdeeds covering twelve faulty actions that…

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Cultivating Compassion

Courageous compassion

What it means to have great compassion and make it part of daily life.

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Volume 2 The Foundation of Buddhist Practice

Review of precious human life

Reviewing Chapter 8, discussing 8 freedoms and 10 fortunes required for a precious human life.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Secondary misdeeds 23-32

Venerable Sangye Khadro covers secondary misdeeds 23 through 32, including those posing obstacles to the…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

Meeting Vajrasattva

Different ways to relate to Vajrasattva and answers to questions on purification.

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

“Bodhisattvas’ Confession of Ethical Downfalls...

Discussion of the non-virtues mentioned in the "Bodhisattvas’ Confession of Ethical Downfalls". Also the need…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

Guilt, shame, and forgiveness

A question and answer session on the topic of guilt, shame and forgiveness as related…

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

The ten non-virtuous actions

An discussion of the ten non-virtuous actions using examples from the news in 2020.

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Vajrasattva New Year's Retreat 2020-21

Emptiness and conceptual designation

Applying emptiness to view events the events of 2020 including the pandemic. The four opponent…

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