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Compassion after September 11
Applying the Dharma to deal with difficult emotions after the September 11 attacks on the…
View PostThe King of Prayers
An introduction to, and the full text of, this inspiring prayer that can fill our…
View PostRetreat in Mexico
Students in Mexico develop confidence in their own ability to work with their minds at…
View PostThe purpose of precepts
A talk to the newly ordained about monastic life, a monastic mind, interacting with the…
View PostPrison revisited
Returning to a federal prison in Ohio to offer bodhisattva vows to a person who…
View PostGuided meditations on the lamrim
A step-by-step guide to the meditations associated with the lamrim, the gradual path to enlightenment.
View PostGuided meditations on the lamrim in Spanish
Introduction to the Buddhist view Mind is the source of happiness and pain Mind is…
View PostKarma: cause and effect
An excerpt from the book "Buddhism for Beginners" explaining how karma leaves imprints upon our…
View PostAbout Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin
Brief biography of vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin whose commentary on the Bhikshuni pratimoksha…
View PostFaith based on reason
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foreword to "Buddhism for Beginners," emphasizing the importance of cultivating…
View PostMonastic life: a living tradition
The story behind "Choosing Simplicity," a commentary by vinaya master Venerable Bhikshuni Wu Yin on…
View PostGrasping at inherent existence
A teaching that covers a multitude of topics, including precious human life, two kinds of…
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