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A sadhana of the tradition - May 26, 2000
A sadhana of the tradition Manjushri deity sadhana with guided meditation
The sadhana for the practice of Manjushri and recording of guided front-generation Manjushri meditation.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Making flawless syllogisms
Debate teaches us how to make flawless syllogisms that help to reveal our mistaken ways…
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The comparison of phenomena
Debate teaches us how to compare different phenomena so that we can understand how things…
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Conceptual and nonconceptual minds
Debate helps us to see the bare facts of the situation and distinguish them from…
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Meet people where they are
Encouraging those who learn debate to speak in ways that meet others where they are…
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Offering precepts in prison
Connecting with an incarcerated person leads to offering precepts in an Ohio prison.
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The Mind and Life VIII conference: Destructive emotions
A perennial human predicament: the nature and destructive potential of “negative” emotions.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Seattle
Reflections on the continued peace effort following the end of apartheid.
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Vorbereitung fur die Ordination
Reflektionen für Westler, die eine monastische Ordination in der tibetisch-buddhistischen Tradition erwägen
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Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas
How to do purification practice and how to visualize the 35 Buddhas.
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Recommended further reading
Further resources on the topics covered in Living as a Buddhist Nun.
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Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A question-and-answer session with His Holiness regarding ordination and the situation and practice of the…
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