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Good Karma: The four characteristics of karma
More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.
View PostGood Karma: A short overview of the Buddhist worldview
Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."
View PostEstablishing the sangha in the West
Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.
View PostDeclaring my faults & praising others
Commentary on thought transformation verses that explain how to exchange self and others.
View PostConventional and ultimate analysis
Explaining how things are not findable under conventional and ultimate analysis, continuing the section "Equality…
View PostMy time in prison
A Sravasti Abbey volunteer confronts his preconceptions on what prison life is like.
View PostCompetition and exchanging self with others
Continued explanation of exchanging self with others to develop bodhicitta.
View PostThe faults of self-centeredness
How self-centeredness creates problems in our lives, and the actual method of exchanging self and…
View PostMonastic Mind Motivation commentary
The importance of reconfiguring our usual mindset to align with our precepts and values.
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