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Feelings that arise while doing purification
The second of three talks on the practice of prostrations to the 35 buddhas offers…
View PostWhatever happened to the monastic Sangha?
Examining the role of monastics in Western culture, especially as torch-bearers of the Dharma.
View PostJoys of taking the bodhisattva vows
An incarcerated person shares the impact of taking the bodhisattva vows on his Dharma practice.
View PostThree ways to see bodhicitta in terms of dependent a...
How to use the understanding of dependence on causes and conditions, parts and mental labeling…
View PostMaking the teachings personal
An incarcerated person reflects on refuge and the insights he has developed through practice.
View PostMeditating on three types of compassion
Importance of persisting through hearing, thinking, and meditating until we see and feel how our…
View PostHow things exist
How understanding things exist dependently provides us freedom to act without afflictions and cultivate compassion.
View Post108 Verses: Verse 9
Generating compassion by seeing things as not inherently existing and changing how we act with…
View PostEqual opportunity for nuns
Interview with Buddhist nun Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo on her work to raise the self-esteem of…
View Post108 Verses: Verse 8
How understanding impermanence helps us view the true nature of self and develop a long…
View PostDiscussion on kindness of others
Discussion on how we focus on self due to many factors and importance of caring…
View PostMethods to cultivate compassion
Techniques to transform our mind from cherishing self to cherishing others for cultivating compassion.
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