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Venerable teaching at Thosamling.
Western Monastics

Adjusting to monastic life

Important elements in forming a community: how to cultivate an attitude of transparency and how…

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Closeup of Green Tara thangka.
Green Tara

Taking the practice home

What to do after completing the workshop and a dedication of merit including a recitation…

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Closeup of Green Tara thangka.
Green Tara

Dharma advice

Where to go when we have a Dharma questions and some practical practice advice.

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Closeup of Green Tara thangka.
Green Tara

Apologies and forgiveness

What it means to apologize and how to make and receive apologies, what forgiveness is…

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

A discussion about anger

Considering our patterns of anger, what we get angry about and why. Are we being…

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

The Tara practice

Brief instructions and a guided meditation on Green Tara incorporating the four opponent powers.

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Green Tara tsa tsa with gold trim in front of leaves.
Green Tara

A weekend with Tara

A workshop conducted at Tai Pei Buddhist Center in Singapore in 2006. Describing who Tara…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 2: Verses 40-65

The importance of keeping an awareness of death in order to focus our minds, consider…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 2: Verses 24-39

Looking at what makes life meaningful followed by a continuation of the text. These verses…

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 2: Verses 7-23

Examining our motivations, considering why we face the same problems repeatedly, and the antidotes to…

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