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Ten advantages of establishing precepts & skand...
How the precepts help us in a modern world.
View PostMaking the unfamiliar, familiar
An explanation of different levels of ordination across Buddhist traditions.
View PostQualities of Buddha’s body, speech and mind
Explaining the qualities of Buddha's body, speech and mind, and beginning the section on Buddha…
View PostWorking with hindrances and self-hatred
How to be friends with ourselves and five tools for countering afflictive thoughts taught by…
View PostMonastic etiquette
Balancing the monastic way of life and staying in touch with family, plus how to…
View PostGreat vehicle driver’s ed
Ajahn Kovilo, Ajahn Nisabho, and Ayyā Ahiṃsā interview Venerable Chodron about her decades of experience…
View PostA prison visit
As part of Sravasti Abbey’s program to bring the Dharma to incarcerated people, I recently…
View PostThings to consider before ordaining
Important things to consider before ordaining such as where you'll go for guidance, where you'll…
View PostSmall acts of compassion can have big results
The far-reaching effects of small acts of kindness.
View PostMeditation on uncomfortable truths
A guided meditation on facing and dealing with uncomfortable truths.
View PostThe spread of Buddhism
How Buddhism spread to new areas and adapted to different cultures.
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