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Stages of the Path

What to do during the actual session

Explaining how to practice mediation in general, continuing the teaching from Chapter 5.

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Half-full cup of coffee in paper cup.
On Mindfulness

The coffee pot: A test of my tolerance

Here, at the prison where I live, everyone dreads the coffee pot. Unlike a majority…

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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) smiling, a smiling student offering a khata in the background.
Living with Impermanence

To Geshela with appreciation

I have been thinking a lot about Geshela and I wanted to share some of…

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Stages of the Path

The six preparatory practices

Explaining the six preparatory practices and describing the seven-limb prayer, from Chapter 5.

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Ethics in the Modern World

Buddhist ethics in the age of technology

A discussion on how developers can integrate core Buddhist teachings into the design of technology…

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Thubten Chodron

Q&A session in Bodhgaya, India

Answers to questions on Dharma practice and experience as a Buddhist nun.

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Buddhist nun making an offering to her teacher.
A Nun's Life

Women in Buddhism

A discussion on the status of nuns in the Buddhist community.

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Stages of the Path

Reliance on a teacher

Explaining the benefits of reliance and the faults of improper reliance in relation to the…

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Introduction to Tantra

Tantric initiation question

Answer to a question on taking tantric initiation too soon.

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Stages of the Path

The way to rely on a teacher

Leading a guided meditation on relating to a spiritual teacher in a healthy, realistic way…

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Western Monastics

Sowing the seeds of Dharma in the Wild West

The journey from meeting the Dharma to establishing Sravasti Abbey.

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Working with Emotions

Overcoming unwholesome states

Using antidotes to counteract the afflictions.

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