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Four Truths for the Aryas

Ethics and right livelihood

A response to a student's question on what to do if one's loved ones are…

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Refuge in the Three Jewels

The Three Jewels as ideals

Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is deepened by studying and relating to…

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Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2013

Giving up clinging to this life

Thinking about the reality of impermanence and death helps us let go of our strong…

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A bright blue sky and dry winter grass in a field at the Abbey.
Harmony with the Environment

The earth is our only home

Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on using the planet's resources wisely, with mindfulness of our interdependence.

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Four Truths for the Aryas

Third and fourth noble truths

The remaining eight aspects of the third and fourth noble truths of true cessations and…

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Working with Emotions

Visualization and purification

We need a combination of the awakening activities of the Buddhas and our own effort…

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Mandala Offering

A modern mandala offering

Explanation of this merit accumulating practice and a contemporary version of the mandala offering prayer.

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Making Offerings

Water bowl offering

The second of three talks about how to set up an altar at home covers…

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Group photo of monastics.
Western Buddhist Monastic Gatherings

Developing and sustaining bodhi resolve

Monastics from different traditions discussed cultivating joyous effort and bodhicitta in a difficult modern world.

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Refuge in the Three Jewels

The concept of refuge

A short teaching on what refuge means, why we take refuge and what we're taking…

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