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The border between liberation and cyclic existence
Venerable Thubten Samten reflects on her life experiences through the lens of teachings on the…
View PostThe practice of appreciating others
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares three ways we can show our appreciation for others in a…
View PostMinor hindrances to ordination
Concluding the program with teachings on the 13 minor hindrances to ordination.
View PostUnravelling our hallucinations
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares how the meditation on the mind as the source of our…
View PostMindfulness
Practicing mindfulness of thoughts and feelings to act in accord with our values, apply the…
View PostThe conditions for ordination
The different types of precepts that Buddhists take and the 13 grave hindrances that prevent…
View PostNon-negotiables in Dharma practice
Venerable Thubten Semkye shares more gems from her ordained life, including a list of things…
View PostGenerating renunciation
Renunciation is one of the milestones to awakening. The measure of having produced the mind…
View PostPursuing true happiness
Completion of the commentary on the "Ratthapala Sutta," with verses reminding us of the impermanence…
View PostChapter 4: Verses 339-348
Refuting inherently existent feelings of pleasure and objects of pleasure. Pleasure and happiness exist conventionally…
View PostRatthapala’s discourse with his family and the...
Continuation of the teaching on the "Ratthapala Sutta," on his return to visit his family…
View PostJoys and challenges of religious life
A Catholic nun from the order of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus…
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