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A means to achieve bhiksuni ordination
A request to all upholders of the vinaya traditions, to work together to find a…
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Remembering to take the medicine
After recognizing that we're the patients and are the ones that are suffering, we can…
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Seeking peace
Reflections by an incarcerated person on how we are in suffering due to ignorance.
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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.
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Right effort, learning, and love
Journalling reveals insights into how the mind spins stories.
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37 Practices: Verses 22-24
Emptiness - how everything exists by being labeled by mind, and the way we choose…
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How are we different from turkeys?
Discussion with retreatants on how we are like turkeys who, through ignorance and attachment, do…
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Strong attachment to desire
The feelings of a formerly incarcerated person and his gratitude to the Dharma.
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What are your non-negotiables?
Retreatants discuss what they can't let go of in their lives, and come to realize…
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