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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

To be enjoyed and loved by sentient beings

Commentary on verses from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland of Advice for a King that were recommended…

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Abbey monastics with H.E. Dagmo-la in the meditaiton hall.
Life at Sravasti Abbey

A Tibetan Buddhist nun blazes a trail for other wome...

Tracy Simmons interviews Venerable Thubten Chodron about the founding of the Abbey.

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Dark statue of Buddha next to a candle.
On Refuge and Bodhicitta

It works!!

Ken rejoices in the results of applying the Dharma in his life.

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Dealing with Grief

The death of a child

Ways to work with the mind in pain when a loved one is here one…

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Melbourne Beach, Florida.
On Mindfulness

All I daydream about is here right now

A reflection on becoming more present, thankful, and mindful in the things we're doing and…

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Books

Commonalities between Buddhist traditions

How the book "Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions" differs from other books about the various…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Equanimity: Changing our conceptions of others

Developing equanimity means changing our view of others and how we categorize them as friend,…

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Aryadeva's 400 Stanzas

Chapter 14: Verse 344

Refuting the inherent existence of phenomena by seeing they cannot be inherently one or many.

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Manjushri Winter Retreat 2015

What is dhih?

An explanation of the meaning and purpose of the seed syllables. What to contemplate as…

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Venerable Chodron and Russell Kolts signing books.
Books

Book launch: “Living with an Open Heart”

A summary of the book launch and signing event for the book Living with an…

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Developing equanimity

Developing equal care and concern for others sets the foundation for cultivating bodhicitta.

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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland

Our spiritual goals

How our spiritual goals can be divided into the aspirations to attain high status and…

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