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Venerable Thubten Chodron You’re becoming a what?
Venerable Thubten Chodron shares her experience as a Westerner who made the decision to become…
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Western Buddhist nuns
What it's like to be a Buddhist nun in the West, the challenges faced and…
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Benefits of studying the grounds and paths
The motivations of different levels of spiritual practitioners, and why it is beneficial to study…
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Cultivating serenity in daily life
We can improve the quality of our meditation in our daily life.
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Venerable Thubten Tarpa The three levels of spiritual practitioner
A look at the three levels of spiritual practitioners and how to cultivate their main…
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Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
The value of understanding the different Buddhist traditions.
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Cherishing others
A continuation of the review and the importance of thinking about the disadvantages of self-centered…
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The root of cyclic existence
A continuation of the review, and how important it is to eradicate the self-centered mind.
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Review: Establishments of mindfulness in Shantideva
A review of the final quiz on the four establishments of mindfulness.
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Incarcerated people 
An introduction to grounds and paths
An introduction to the grounds and paths according to the Prasangika Madhyamaka beginning with the…
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Quiz: Shantideva’s establishments of mindfulness
Quiz questions based on the teachings on the establishments of mindfulness from Chapter 9 of…
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