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Cultivating Compassion

Developing compassion

The second of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Learning…

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A glass heart and with glass tears on a reflective surface.
Cultivating Compassion

Developing equanimity

The first of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. The…

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Ken with eyes closed in front of the large Abbey thangka.
Essence of Refined Gold

The meaning of precepts

The beginning of the path to enlightenment is the taking of precepts.

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Altar at the Abbey
Essence of Refined Gold

Guidelines after taking refuge

Integrating the practice of taking refuge and keeping precepts into daily life, and the benefits…

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Vegetables on a prison kitchen counter.
By Incarcerated People

Kitchen Dharma

A person in prison explores opportunities to practice the Dharma in difficult living and working…

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Painting of the ordination of Mahaprajapati.
Tibetan Tradition

Regarding the bhikshuni order in Tibetan Buddhism

An interview on bhikshuni ordination in Tibetan Buddhist, benefits of having bhikshuni in all Buddhist…

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Essence of Refined Gold

Activities of a buddha

The Buddha's activities help all sentient beings to progress on the path.

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By Incarcerated People

Thoughts

Two months before his release, a person in prison shares his thoughts on how the…

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Zopa with a cup of tea.
On Taking Illness Onto the Path

Meeting breast cancer with the Dharma

A student talks about the four teachings that helped her when she had surgery for…

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Open Heart, Clear Mind

Taking the ache out of attachment

Looking at how attachment causes problems and real happiness comes from letting go of attachment.

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