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Hazy mountains behind a line of trees.
On Cultivating Wisdom

Dealing with difficult changes

A woman in prison uses a mind training prompt to deal with a difficult situation.

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A large group of Tibetan monastics gathered together.
Western Monastics

Establishing the sangha in the West

Transcript of a meeting with monastics on establishing a monastic community in the West.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Declaring my faults & praising others

Commentary on thought transformation verses that explain how to exchange self and others.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Compassion gone awry

How compassion without wisdom and a good motivation can go awry.

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Conventional and ultimate analysis

Explaining how things are not findable under conventional and ultimate analysis, continuing the section "Equality…

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Silhouette of Gyatso in front of an icy fence in winter.
By Prison Volunteers

My time in prison

A Sravasti Abbey volunteer confronts his preconceptions on what prison life is like.

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