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Understanding our situation
The four noble truths as the foundation on which the entire path can be both…
View PostLetting go of guilt and shame
Overcoming guilt and shame by cultivating loving kindness for oneself first and then expanding it…
View PostBhikshuni vinaya and ordination lineages
A summary report by Alex Berzin of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role…
View PostWomen in the sangha
Reflections on the First International Congress on Buddhist Women’s Role in the Sangha in Hamburg,…
View PostThe path and the garden
C. M. reflects on the effects on his practice of time spent gardening. Any work…
View PostFull ordination for women
An interview with Buddhadharma about full ordination for women and the conference in Hamburg 2007.
View PostBhikshuni ordination in the Tibetan tradition
Support of the establishment of bhikshuni ordination in the Tibetan tradition.
View PostDaishin, big mind
We can embrace our experiences, whether difficult or pleasant, in a way that is neither…
View PostMulti-tradition ordination (short version)
Detailed research establishing a precedent in Tibet where ordination was given together by monks from…
View PostSetting a good motivation for surgery
A student shares how setting a strong virtuous motivation transformed her experience of undergoing brain…
View PostSelf-centeredness
Examining the disadvantages of self-centeredness, and how to use mindfulness and introspective awareness to reduce…
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