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Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) Yogis and common people
The different understandings of the two truths possessed by those who have direct perception of…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Venerable Thubten Chodron Transgressing precepts of individual liberation
Explanation of the line in the General Confession, “I have transgressed the precepts of Individual…
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Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa Sakyadhita: Daughters of the Buddha
A Sravasti Abbey nun reports on her experience at the 2023 Sakyadhita International Conference in…
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Explanation of the general confession
The General Confession line by line, reminding us that there’s not a single day that…
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Freedom and suffering
Introduces the Seven Patriarchs and urges us to make effort in understanding karma and the…
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The Buddha’s life story part 2
Continues with the Buddha’s life story, and discusses the motivation for ordaining.
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Venerable Thubten Damcho Praise to Weituo Pusa chant
Praise to Weituo Pusa, protector of the monastic retreat (varsa).
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Sravasti Abbey Monastics Repentance chant
The repentance chant that is part of the bimonthly monastic confession ceremony.
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The Buddha’s life story part 1
How the Buddha’s life story parallels our own story of spiritual yearning.
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Cultivating excellent qualities
Describing the three factors that make the cultivation of excellent qualities, reviewing the sections, "Excellent…
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