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Venerable Sangye Khadro Guarding one’s bodhicitta
Practices to prevent bodhicitta from degenerating in this life and future lives.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Challenges for Western monastics
Explaining how the Tibetan monasteries function and describing the challenges for the western monastics, teaching…
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The ritual for adopting bodhicitta
Explanation of the ritual to cultivate aspiring bodhicitta.
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Life worth living
Exploring what it means to live a good life from a Buddhist perspective.
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Commitment to contentment
Discussing the importance of monastics cultivating an attitude of contentment and commitment to upholding the…
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Taking and giving—tonglen
Explanation of exchanging self and others and taking and giving.
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Ten points monastics should reflect on
Explaining ten points that the Buddha recommended for all monastics to reflect on; also, how…
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Cherishing others
The benefits of cherishing others, and what it means to exchange oneself and others.
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Maintaining the purity of the Sangha
Describing how to maintain the purity of the Sangha, including some motivating advice from Master…
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Disadvantages of self-centeredness
How the self-centered attitude is the cause of problems in our life.
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Intent and purpose of monastic life
Continuing the section on The Intent and Purpose of Monastic Life, from Chapter 5.
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Different methods for equalizing and exchanging self...
Explanation of the meditations to develop bodhicitta.
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