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Venerable Thubten Chodron The mind’s potential in the Pali tradition
Starting Chapter 13, "Buddha Nature", covering the potential of the mind from the section, "The…
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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) 
Seven-limb Prayer
Purifying and creating positive potential prepare our minds to grow in wisdom and understanding.
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Advice for a non-Buddhist friend
Venerable Thubten Chodron offers advice on preparing for death.
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The purity of emptiness
Explaining the emptiness of afflictive mind and the emptiness of purified mind, reviewing the section,…
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Yogis and common people
The different understandings of the two truths possessed by those who have direct perception of…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Venerable Thubten Jampa Sakyadhita: Daughters of the Buddha
A Sravasti Abbey nun reports on her experience at the 2023 Sakyadhita International Conference in…
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Praise to Weituo Pusa chant
Praise to Weituo Pusa, protector of the monastic retreat (varsa).
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Repentance chant
The repentance chant that is part of the bimonthly monastic confession ceremony.
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Cultivating excellent qualities
Describing the three factors that make the cultivation of excellent qualities, reviewing the sections, "Excellent…
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