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Compassion is of utmost importance
The order of the sevenfold cause and effect method of developing bodhicitta
View PostThe four foundations of mindfulness
How to practice mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
View PostThe reasons for taking refuge
Reviewing the reasons for taking refuge and the Perfection Vehicle’s Buddha Jewel.
View PostChanging how we view ourselves and others
Taking a more compete view of others by changing our perspective.
View PostThe value of the monastic community
Explaining the value of the monastic community, commencing teaching from Chapter 5.
View PostHigher ethical codes and making mistakes
Explaining the ethical conduct for Bodhisattva and Tantric practitioners found in the Mahayana tradition, completing…
View PostThe measure of the middle scope attitude
Explanation of the intermediate state and rebirth.
View Post“She loved being a bhikshuni”: Spreading...
Venerable Chodron talks about the contribution of Venerable Hengching to the spread of full ordination…
View PostIntoxicants and celibacy
Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…
View PostWhy is the Vinaya important if things are empty?
Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…
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