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Thangka image of Drakpa Gyaltsen.
Parting from the Four Clingings

Parting from the Four Clingings

Verses describing what to practice and what to abandon along the path to awakening.

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Cover of Don't Believe Everything You Think.
Books

Living with wisdom and compassion

A study guide for the book "Don’t Believe Everything You Think."

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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience

Meditation and review on equanimity

Two meditations to develop equanimity, an attitude of equal care and concern for all sentient…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Precious Garland review: Characteristics of karma

With an understanding of the four general characteristics of karma we will see the importance…

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Cover of book 'An open-hearted life'.
Cultivating Compassion

Cultivating love and kindness

A talk on working with disturbing emotions based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life."

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Preview of newspaper article featuring Ven. Damcho.
A Nun's Life

The call of monasticism

An interview with Venerable Thubten Damcho by "The Straits Times" on how she came to…

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Grounds and Paths

Buddhahood and individual liberation

Responding to a viewer's question on how individual liberation fits into the path to buddhahood.

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 108: The root of all goodness

The conclusion of the series, on the clear light nature of the mind and how…

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Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Chapter 1: Verses 14-19

By reflecting on the results of actions we can change our behavior to have conducive…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 107: The legs and eyes of the path

How the practices on the method and wisdom sides of the path correspond to the…

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Gems of Wisdom

Verse 106: Transcending the indulgences of samsara a...

Giving up the self-centered mind and generating bodhicitta to accomplish the path to full awakening.

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