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Share your love, wisdom, and wealth
The importance of learning to distinguish love from attachment so that we can share our…
View PostThe relationship between the two truths
Teaching on the relationship between the two truths.
View PostFunctioning things
Beginning to teach on the divisions of "Functioning Things," as part of Chapter 11: "Basic…
View PostBuddhist monastics in the Inland Northwest
How Sravasti Abbey found a home in rural Washington and the purpose of a Buddhist…
View PostReal and unreal
Continuing to teach on emptiness, introducing the division of "real" and "unreal."
View PostEthical conduct and karma
How our behavior has effects for ourselves and others. Collective karma and the groups we…
View PostNonexistents
Exploring what "bad" means through a syllogism, and teaches on the category of "non-existents."
View PostPlanting seeds to understand the Dharma
How to create the causes to have the opportunity to hear Dharma teachings and the…
View PostTraining the mind to see things more accurately
If we can see situations more accurately, we won't have unrealistic expectations and we can…
View PostHelping others feel safe through compassion
Dr. Russel Kolts on the meaning of compassion and building a compassionate culture for people…
View PostBecoming the person we want to be
It’s impossible not to change. With a clear motivation we can steer that change to…
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