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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Abandoning attachment

Commentary to verses 4-7 of Chapter 8, "Meditation". How attachment hinders serenity meditation, identifying attachment,…

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkapa.
Tenets with Ven. Sangye Khadro

Svātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 2

Continued explanation of Svātantrika Madhyamaka assertions, including the mode of asserting objects and the two…

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Travels

An encounter with a Chan master

Reflections on a meeting with a Chan master in Korea and his advice for Dharma…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Transcendental dependent origination

Continuing teaching from Chapter 10, explaining the flow the transcendental dependent origination and covering faith,…

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Thangka image of Lama Tsongkapa.
Tenets with Ven. Sangye Khadro

Svātantrika Madhyamaka tenets: Part 1

Introduction to the Madhyamaka tenet school including the origin, distinguishing features, divisions, and tenets of…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Giving positive feedback and praise

How we can make expressions of gratitude and appreciation part of our day, in order…

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Cultivating the Four Immeasurables

Meditation on giving positive feedback and praise

A guided meditation on how to incorporate giving positive feedback and praise into our daily…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Review of true duhkha

Reviewing Chapter 2, covering the sections related to true duhkha covering realms of existence and…

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Bodhisattva Path

70 Topics: Mahayana path of meditation

Explanation of chapter 2, topics 5 to 11, on the Mahayana path of meditation.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Review of Chapter Five: “Guarding Alertness...

Review of the first half of Chapter 5 "Guarding Alertness," (introspective awareness) from Shantideva's "Engaging…

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