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Ordination: Sakyadhita’s heritage from the Buddha
A look at the importance of and challenges to keeping the Bhikshuni ordination alive.
View PostRight effort, learning, and love
Journalling reveals insights into how the mind spins stories.
View Post37 Practices: Verses 22-24
Emptiness - how everything exists by being labeled by mind, and the way we choose…
View PostHow are we different from turkeys?
Discussion with retreatants on how we are like turkeys who, through ignorance and attachment, do…
View PostStrong attachment to desire
The feelings of a formerly incarcerated person and his gratitude to the Dharma.
View PostWhat are your non-negotiables?
Retreatants discuss what they can't let go of in their lives, and come to realize…
View Post37 Practices: Verses 16-21
Humility; enemies are created by anger; learning to slowly chip away at our -o'holic mind.
View Post“Impact of Crime on Victims” class
A person in prison keeps a journal of a program in which incarcerated people and…
View PostOnce you start, never stop
Bowing to anyone who creates merit and practices good conduct; a look at what hell…
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