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Street kids
An incarcerated person's harrowing account of his childhood growing up on the streets, and his…
View PostWorking with People in Prison
Working with people in prison requires a mindset of humility and understanding: an incarcerated person…
View PostGenuine aspiration and resistance
Kindness for oneself relieves the internal struggle to commit to the Dharma.
View PostMeditation and the Buddhist approach
Talks focusing on the practical application of Buddhist psychology for understanding ourselves and improving the…
View PostRenunciation and joyous effort
The importance of nourishing a strong determination, armor-like joyous perseverance, and the bodhisattva's view of…
View PostPracticing joyous effort
The three types of joyous effort, as well as the three kinds of laziness that…
View PostRenounce suffering, practice joyfully
Comments on a section of the Lamrim chenmo by Lama Tsongkhapa. Explains the types and…
View PostMonastic health
Monastics practicing in the West discusses health, including how it influences practice, how it relates…
View PostDeath and Dharma practice
Continuation of at talk on contemplating death, followed by advice on Dharma practice.
View PostContemplating death
The benefit of contemplating our death, the disadvantages of not contemplating our death, and a…
View PostThree levels of Dharma practitioners
An explanation of why those of higher capacity also do the practices in common with…
View PostThe eight worldly concerns
An explanation of how the eight worldly concerns affect our lives and the three levels…
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