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Travels

Cultivating the wasteland

When the West meets the Buddha At this year’s Triple Platform Ordination at Taiping Foen…

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Taming the Mind

Taming the monkey mind

Applying the Buddhist worldview in daily life by overcoming the complaining mind.

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Final and provisional refuges

Describing the difference between the Three Jewels and the objects of refuge, both final and…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Eight excellent qualities of sangha jewel

Explaining the eight qualities of sangha jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching from Chapter…

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Volume 4 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps

Eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel

Explaining the eight excellent qualities of the dharma jewel found in Maitreya’s Sublime Continuum, teaching…

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Living with Impermanence

Preparing well for our death

Spiritual practices that we can do to live a meaningful life and prepare for our…

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Living with Impermanence

Recognizing impermanence

Meditating on and understanding impermanence can help us to deal with our fear of death.

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