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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Everyone wants happiness

Explanation of the nine-point equalizing self and other meditation, covering point 1, how everyone equally…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Meditation on equanimity

An explanation of equanimity and its importance in developing bodhicitta including a guided meditation on…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Wealth is suffering

How wealth causes suffering and that it is better to strive for the wealth of…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Compassion and personal distress

When overwhelmed by seeing suffering we may slip into personal distress. We can cultivate compassion…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on compassion and personal distress

A guided meditation to help examine our experience of observing suffering and distinguish between responding…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Isolation of body and mind

A review of verses 1-37 of Chapter 8, with discussion of the meaning and purpose…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Equality of samsara and nirvana

Completing teaching from Chapter 12, explaining various meanings of "equality of samsara and nirvana" and…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Giving up desire

How the cause of problems and pain is not the objects of attachment themselves, but…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Excellent qualities can be cultivated limitlessly

Continuing teaching from Chapter 12, explaining how it it is possible to develop positive mental…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

The disadvantages of samsara

Commentary on Shantideva's verses that point out the disadvantages of samsara, in order to develop…

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkapa.
Tenets with Ven. Sangye Khadro

Prāsaṅgika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 5

The Prāsaṅgika tenet school's explanation of the paths and grounds, the practitioner's progression on the…

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