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Heather pouring water into water bowls from a pitcher.
Preliminary Practices

The heart of generosity

The preliminary practice of offering water bowls cultivates openness and generosity in the practitioner.

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Silhouette of man sitting in meditation in country meadow.
On Impermanence

Yes, but

All living beings desire security and stability. How can we, as Buddhists, reconcile this need…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Courageous compassion

Compassion includes the courage to stay when things get tough and deal with discomfort that…

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Dharma Poetry

Fire and ice

Our lives, beset by chaos, can still give form to love. A student considers the…

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Venerable Pende being measured for monastic robes.
Full Ordination for Nuns

Becoming a bhikshuni

Venerable Thubten Pende shares her experiences of receiving ordination in Taiwan.

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Dealing with Grief

Comfort for the grieving

Venerable Chonyi examines some of the ways a friend can be of help when a…

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Gomchen Lamrim

The correct view

Continuation of the commentary on verses from Je Rinpoche's "Three Principle Aspects of the Path,"…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

The benefits of the study of Dudra

An introduction to Dudra, a branch of Buddhist philosophy.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Divisions of the selfless

Teaching on the divisions of the selfless, after a lively discussion about syllogisms created by…

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