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Community life and monastic ordination
Community life and monastic ordination. The six harmonies of the sangha.
View PostAttributes of a monastic life
Spending time on Dharma versus entertainment. Community life as one's mirror.
View PostLetting go of “me,” “I,” and...
We value good karma more than money and possessions. Accumulating mental and emotional wealth.
View PostSimplicity
Considering desired long-term results and what actions to perform now to attain them. The qualities…
View PostEssentials of monastic life
The heart of ordination is to guide our mind away from negative actions and to…
View PostDevelopment of the sangha
Relating our ways of being in the world to our state of mind and how…
View PostHistorical evolution of the sangha
Dharma practice means being a balanced human being with self acceptance and ease, not being…
View PostImportance of precepts
Keeping precepts protects us from negative actions and spurs us to develop wisdom rather than…
View PostEstablishing a direction for reviving bhikshuni ordi...
Highlighting the direction for reviving the bhikshuni vow and driving consensus amongst several Buddhist communities.
View PostPrecepts and their background
Benefits of taking precepts, seeing the teacher as the Buddha, and etiquette between lay practitioners,…
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