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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal The reasons for taking refuge
Reviewing the reasons for taking refuge and the Perfection Vehicle’s Buddha Jewel.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Changing how we view ourselves and others
Taking a more compete view of others by changing our perspective.
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The value of the monastic community
Explaining the value of the monastic community, commencing teaching from Chapter 5.
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The path of wisdom and compassion
How to use the mind training teachings to transform our lives, from the Library of…
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Higher ethical codes and making mistakes
Explaining the ethical conduct for Bodhisattva and Tantric practitioners found in the Mahayana tradition, completing…
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The measure of the middle scope attitude
Explanation of the intermediate state and rebirth.
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“She loved being a bhikshuni”: Spreading...
Venerable Chodron talks about the contribution of Venerable Hengching to the spread of full ordination…
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Intoxicants and celibacy
Explaining the two precepts westerners have the most difficulty with—taking intoxicants and unwise or unkind…
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Why is the Vinaya important if things are empty?
Why ethical conduct is the foundation of compassion and how these are essential for cultivating…
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Searching for the self
Commentary on the "Sutta on a Lump of Foam" (SN 22.95) analyzing how the five…
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