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Advice for a non-Buddhist friend
Venerable Thubten Chodron offers advice on preparing for death.
View PostThe purity of emptiness
Explaining the emptiness of afflictive mind and the emptiness of purified mind, reviewing the section,…
View PostYogis and common people
The different understandings of the two truths possessed by those who have direct perception of…
View PostSakyadhita: Daughters of the Buddha
A Sravasti Abbey nun reports on her experience at the 2023 Sakyadhita International Conference in…
View PostPraise to Weituo Pusa chant
Praise to Weituo Pusa, protector of the monastic retreat (varsa).
View PostRepentance chant
The repentance chant that is part of the bimonthly monastic confession ceremony.
View PostCultivating excellent qualities
Describing the three factors that make the cultivation of excellent qualities, reviewing the sections, "Excellent…
View PostFriends who give bad advice
How habitual disturbing emotions are like friends giving bad advice.
View PostMeditation on compassion
Guided meditation on developing compassion in a wise and skillful way.
View PostTransforming knowledge into action
Practices we can do in daily life to integrate the Dharma. The perfection of joyous…
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