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Venerable Thubten Chodron Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 13-18
Teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva precepts related to the perfections of ethical conduct and fortitude.
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Chapter 5: Verses 488-491
Teaching on the last section of this text, 'Closing Words of Advice.' Explanation of four…
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It’s never hopeless
A response to a student's email about how to find hope and wisdom in times…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 7-12
Teaching on the auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints focusing on those which aid the perfection of…
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Chapter 5: Verses 484-489
A comical explanation of the taking-and-giving meditation and beginning to teach on the last section…
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Auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints 1-6
The first teaching on the 46 auxiliary bodhisattva ethical restraints, covering the first six which…
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Chapter 5: Verses 477-484
Teaching the "Twenty-Verse Prayer," focusing on verses of aspiration and dedication for self and others.
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Buddhist practice in the West
Interview on topics such as the role of monastics, compassion and the world, a simple…
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Refuge and the five lay precepts
Using the analogy of the Three Jewels as doctor, medicine and nurses for taking refuge.…
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The wheel of karmic cause and effect
The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi “An Open-Hearted Life”: Preface by Profe...
A look at the western psychological perspective on compassion and how it relates to the…
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Amitabha practice: Prayer for the time of death, part 2
Continued explanation of the prayer for the time of death from the Amitabha sadhana. Meditating…
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