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Venerable Thubten Chodron The practice of generosity
Why Buddhist monastics do not work for a living and give the Dharma freely.
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Chapter 4: Verses 349-355
Refutations of pleasure and objects of pleasure as being inherently existent. The dependent nature of…
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Venerable Thubten Samten The border between liberation and cyclic existence
Venerable Thubten Samten reflects on her life experiences through the lens of teachings on the…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi The practice of appreciating others
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares three ways we can show our appreciation for others in a…
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Minor hindrances to ordination
Concluding the program with teachings on the 13 minor hindrances to ordination.
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Unravelling our hallucinations
Venerable Thubten Chonyi shares how the meditation on the mind as the source of our…
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Mindfulness
Practicing mindfulness of thoughts and feelings to act in accord with our values, apply the…
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The conditions for ordination
The different types of precepts that Buddhists take and the 13 grave hindrances that prevent…
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Venerable Thubten Semkye Non-negotiables in Dharma practice
Venerable Thubten Semkye shares more gems from her ordained life, including a list of things…
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Generating renunciation
Renunciation is one of the milestones to awakening. The measure of having produced the mind…
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Pursuing true happiness
Completion of the commentary on the "Ratthapala Sutta," with verses reminding us of the impermanence…
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Chapter 4: Verses 339-348
Refuting inherently existent feelings of pleasure and objects of pleasure. Pleasure and happiness exist conventionally…
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