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Meditation on equanimity and compassion
A guided meditation to develop compassion for everyone.
View PostThe importance of ethical conduct
Outlining the various benefits of keeping precepts and describing the eight types of precepts for…
View PostThe sufferings of the three upper realms
How suffering manifests in the upper realms of rebirth.
View PostBodhisattva’s refuge and ethical conduct
Explaining a bodhisattva’s refuge, from Chapter 3 and giving an overview of the three higher…
View PostThe five appropriated aggregates are suffering
Examining suffering to develop disenchantment with samsara.
View PostWorthwhile people
In the Beginning Buddhism class in Spokane, Abbey monastics are reading and sharing from Venerable…
View PostCommon guidelines and maintaining proper refuge
Explaining the common guidelines and maintaining proper refuge, teaching from Chapter 3.
View PostBringing compassion into every moment
Practical ways to bring compassion into everyday life.
View PostMeditation on how compassion changes us
Guided contemplation on how compassion has changed our life and views.
View PostGuidelines for each of the Three Jewels
Describing the guidelines for each of the Three Jewels and the first two of the…
View PostWhy the truth of suffering is taught first
The importance of contemplating the truth of suffering.
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