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Confession prayer part 3
The conclusion of a multi-part teaching on the General Confession Prayer.
View PostThe mind’s potential in the Pali tradition
Starting Chapter 13, "Buddha Nature", covering the potential of the mind from the section, "The…
View PostFaith and virtue
The different types of faith, five types of virtue, and Tsongkhapa’s secret advice.
View PostSeven-limb Prayer
Purifying and creating positive potential prepare our minds to grow in wisdom and understanding.
View PostOrdination for women across traditions part 2
Q&A about Venerable Chodron's experience as a woman in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition continues.
View PostOrdination for women across traditions part 1
Q&A about Venerable Chodron's experience as a woman in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
View PostAdvice for a non-Buddhist friend
Venerable Thubten Chodron offers advice on preparing for death.
View PostDisrespecting parents, spiritual mentors, & spi...
More on Ashvagosha’s General Confession.
View PostThe purity of emptiness
Explaining the emptiness of afflictive mind and the emptiness of purified mind, reviewing the section,…
View PostYogis and common people
The different understandings of the two truths possessed by those who have direct perception of…
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