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Facing our faults
It's not enough to talk about the Dharma we know, it's about being a sincere…
View PostPracticing when having surgery
A monastic at Sravasti Abbey relies on her Dharma practice when facing surgery.
View PostGomchen Lamrim review: Refuge in the Three Jewels
A stable refuge comes from understanding the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. By strengthening our refuge…
View Post“Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 2 q...
Discussion of quiz part 2 questions 19-21 to review verses from Chapter 1. An explanation…
View PostWisdom you can taste
Practicing mindfulness while we eat helps us to live in the present moment, but our…
View PostFighting miserliness
Ramesh studies in the Sravasti Abbey Friends Education distance learning program. He shares his thoughts…
View PostGomchen Lamrim review: Two meditations on death
Using the nine-point death meditation and imagining our own death to help us lead a…
View Post“Precious Garland” review: Quiz part 2 q...
Discussion of quiz part two questions 10-18 to review verses from Chapter 1.
View PostGomchen Lamrim review: Remembering death brings life...
A review of the points in the text on the benefits of remembering death and…
View Post“Precious Garland” review: Quiz question...
The review of Chapter 1 verses continues with a discussion of questions 19-22 from part…
View PostGomchen Lamrim review: The actual meditation session
A review of the points of the text on the meditation session, between session activities…
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