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The Mind and Life VIII conference: Destructive emotions
A perennial human predicament: the nature and destructive potential of “negative” emotions.
View PostArchbishop Desmond Tutu in Seattle
Reflections on the continued peace effort following the end of apartheid.
View PostVorbereitung fur die Ordination
Reflektionen für Westler, die eine monastische Ordination in der tibetisch-buddhistischen Tradition erwägen
View PostProstrations to the 35 Buddhas
How to do purification practice and how to visualize the 35 Buddhas.
View PostRecommended further reading
Further resources on the topics covered in Living as a Buddhist Nun.
View PostAudience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A question-and-answer session with His Holiness regarding ordination and the situation and practice of the…
View PostThe situation of Western monastics
A statement to His Holiness the Dalai Lama illustrating the difference between Asian and Western…
View PostLiving the Dharma
The importance of studying the teachings and meditating on them, making the Dharma central to…
View PostBringing a psychological perspective to the Dharma
A nun trained as a psychologist discusses mental health issues that may arise while studying…
View PostHow to rely on a spiritual friend
A description of the relationship between teacher and student, and how important it is to…
View PostFinding our way
A reflection on the Dharma, working with afflictions, self-esteem, ordination, and living within the precepts.…
View PostSomething about Zen
From the Rochester Zen center, an ordained female priest goes to Japan to study with…
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