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Venerable Thubten Chodron Samsaric pleasures and developing concentration
Seeking pleasant feelings and avoiding pain are due to ignorance of the nature of self…
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The Greater Discourse on the “Lion’s Roar Sutt...
Don't waste your time practicing ascetiscism, but do develop the fortitude to practice. Making the…
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Venerable Bhikshuni Master Wu Yin - Aug 10, 2009
Where is your sky?
An educator discusses how nuns can continue learning throughout their lives.
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The Buddha’s enlightenment
Learning from Buddha's example to seek the truth with no compromise and practice diligently, as…
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The benefits of community life
There is nothing wrong with enjoying the happiness of this life: it is attachment to…
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The noble search
A realistic view of monastic life; commentaries on sutras. How taking vows, engaging in ethical…
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Giving to others
Transforming our bodies into what helps others progress on the path and how to meditate…
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Incarcerated people Leading ourselves out of addiction
Taking refuge in drugs or alcohol simply leads to more destructive, addictive behavior, which then…
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Venerable Thubten Chonyi Contemplating death
How thinking about death can make our lives more meaningful and how Dharma practice can…
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Thubten Jampel Review: Who to cherish
A review of the disadvantages of the self-centered thought and the benefits of cherishing others.
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Review: The self-centered thought
Review of the section of the text on the disadvantages of the self-centered thought.
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