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Reasons for monastic precepts
The more we keep the precepts, the better we get along with other people, because…
View PostThe six harmonies (continued)
Living in community with mindfulness: a long-term vision to prepare the monastery for future generations…
View PostThe precepts in modern culture
Keeping precepts in our present-day culture and relating to others in a healthy way.
View PostThe purpose of monastic precepts
Precepts serve to guide monastics in a positive direction, making the mind peaceful by abandoning…
View PostThe six harmonies
The temporary goal of a monastic is to create a community that facilitates practice, so…
View PostSufferings of cyclic existence
A realistic look at the defects of cyclic existence and the determination to be free.
View PostThe “Ratnapala Sutta”
Buddha's disciple foremost in faith who, with pure motivation, looked with wisdom at cyclic existence…
View PostGradual path to enlightenment
A condensed explanation of the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
View PostPrecepts and vows
Monastics and lay practitioners take different levels of precepts. The benefits of taking and keeping…
View PostChoice and changing
A courageous look at the selfish mind and the suffering it creates in life.
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