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Venerable Thubten Chodron Meaning and benefits of fortitude
The types of beings to help and what help should we offer to them. Understanding…
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Disappointment and delight—the eight worldly c...
Confronting the eight worldly concerns will transform our attachments and emotional afflictions into happiness and…
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Becoming a Western Buddhist nun
How Buddhist monastic ordination is becoming established in the West.
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Bringing the Dharma to the Middle East
A conversation on Buddha's teachings coming to Israel, developing daily and personal practices.
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Venerable Seogwang Sunim - Dec 8, 2007
Venerable Seogwang Sunim Spiritual growth in daily life
A Korean nun studying transpersonal psychology brings her questions about the Mahayana practice to Venerable…
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Incarcerated people 
Monasteries as the conscience of society
The vision behind Sravasti Abbey, the benefits of living the monastic life, and using community…
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Three kinds of ethical conduct
Discussion of the characteristics of far-reaching ethical conduct: abandoning destructive actions, engaging in constructive actions,…
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The determination to be free
Understanding the meaning of renunciation, what we are wishing to be free from, the effects…
View Post Ethical conduct and benefitting sentient beings
Discussion of the concept of far-reaching ethical conduct. Keeping precepts and what to do if…
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Retreat discussion
A question-and-answer session covering topics including the mindstream, the buzz of being angry, the Medicine…
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Khensur Wangdak Rinpoche
- Nov 26, 2007
Kindness and the benefits of engaged bodhicitta
An analysis to see that all sentient beings have been one's mothers. Reasons to generate…
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