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Light: On Spiritual Women
Spotlight on the life and aspirations of a Buddhist nun, teacher, and abbess.
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Emptiness and partless particles
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe explains how realizing emptiness clears away fear and other distressing states.
View PostRefuting modes of existence
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe continues through verses 57-69 which refute certain false modes of existence.
View PostFirst two of Maitreya’s five faults
Explaining the first two of the five faults and eight antidotes as taught in Maitreya’s…
View PostTry a little kindness
Why true compassion is based on equanimity and how to develop this positive quality.
View PostExamining cause and effect
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe teaches on the lack of inherent existence of cause and effect.
View PostGuided by wise teachers
Venerable Chodron reflects on the influence of her teachers and her journey to monasticism.
View PostThe middle way view
Analyzing the body and mind to find the self and investigating the effect of labeling…
View PostMeditating on breath and overcoming hindrances
Explaining how one can meditate on the breath using Vasubandhu’s six steps for developing serenity,…
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