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The heart of generosity
The preliminary practice of offering water bowls cultivates openness and generosity in the practitioner.
View PostCourageous compassion
Compassion includes the courage to stay when things get tough and deal with discomfort that…
View PostFire and ice
Our lives, beset by chaos, can still give form to love. A student considers the…
View PostBecoming a bhikshuni
Venerable Thubten Pende shares her experiences of receiving ordination in Taiwan.
View PostComfort for the grieving
Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…
View PostThe first nonvirtue of speech: Lying (part 1)
The Buddha pointed out four types of speech that we should avoid, the first of…
View PostThe correct view
Continuation of the commentary on verses from Je Rinpoche's "Three Principle Aspects of the Path,"…
View PostThe benefits of the study of Dudra
An introduction to Dudra, a branch of Buddhist philosophy.
View PostDivisions of the selfless
Teaching on the divisions of the selfless, after a lively discussion about syllogisms created by…
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